2026:JHHC:202-DB 1 Cr. A. (DB) No.1360 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. A. (DB) No. 1360 of 2025 -------- Vijay Da @ Nandlal Soren @ Nandlal Manjhi @ Junai Soren @ Hitesh Da @ Pavitra Da, aged about 45 years, son of Manjhlee Manjhi @ Manjhlu Soren, resident of Village-Belatand, P.O. & P.S.-Pirtand, District-Giridih, Jharkhand ... ... Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand …… Respondent ----- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA -------- For the Appellant : Mr. Prabhat Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vishwanath Roy, Spl.P.P. -------- Order No. 04/ Dated: 07th January, 2026 Heard Mr. Prabhat Singh, learned counsel for the appellant and learned Spl.P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 14.07.2025 passed in M.C.A. No.1368 of 2025, arising out of Pirtand (Madhuban) P.S. Case No. 01 of 2008, by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Giridih, whereby and where under the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. It has been alleged that there was an exchange of firing between the police personnel and the extremists. Thereafter, the extremists had fled away. On search of the areas, several incriminating articles were recovered. 4. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant though the appellant is named in the first information report but the same is on the basis of the purported calling of the extremists of each other by name. It has been submitted that the F.I.R. has been instituted against 104 persons. Learned counsel submits that the appellant is in custody since 11.05.2023. 2026:JHHC:202-DB 2 Cr. A. (DB) No.1360 of 2025 5. Learned Spl.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant and has stated that the appellant has got 36 criminal antecedents. It has further submitted that he has obtained the status of 13 cases in which two cases he has been acquitted and the rest of the cases are pending. 6. To this Mr. Singh, learned counsel for the appellant has submitted that in some of the cases investigation is still in progress. 7. On consideration of the period of custody undergone by the appellant and the manner of his implication, we while setting aside the order dated 14.07.2025 passed in M.C.A. No.1368 of 2025, arising out of Pirtand (Madhuban) P.S. Case No. 01 of 2008, by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Giridih, direct the appellant to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand)with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Giridih. 8. Accordingly, this appeal stands allowed and disposed of. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) 07.01.2026 Arpit Uploaded on 13.01.2026