Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:4743-DB ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (D.B.) No. 159 of 2026 --------- Uday Uraon, S/o Late Sukra Oraon, R/o Village- Lawadag, P.O. & P.S.- Lohardaga, District- Lohardaga, 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. Vishnu Prabhakar Pathak, Adv. For the Respondent : None --------- 02/18.02.2026 Heard Mr. Vishnu Prabhakar Pathak, learned counsel for the appellant. None appears on behalf of the State. This appeal is directed against the order dated 02.12.2025 passed in B.P. No. 386/2025, arising out of Bhandariya P.S. Case No. 55/2018, by the learned District & Addl. Sessions Judge-II, Garhwa, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. It has been alleged that on account of a land mine blast several Police personnel had died and some were injured. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant that one of the co-accused person has been granted bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Appeal (D.B.) No. 1504 of 2024. Learned counsel submits that so far as the implication of the appellant is concerned, it has been alleged that his name was overheard by the Police personnel at the time of the encounter and save and except the above there is no other incriminating material against the appellant. It has been submitted that the appellant is in custody since 12.12.2023. Regard being had to the fact that the case of the appellant appears to be similarly situated to the co-accused who has been granted bail by a coordinate Bench as noted above and the fact that the manner of implication seems to be Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:4743-DB ) the overhearing of the name of the appellant during the time of the encounter between the Police personnel and the extremists, we while setting aside the order dated 02.12.2025 passed in B.P. No. 386/2025, arising out of Bhandariya P.S. Case No. 55/2018, by the learned District & Addl. Sessions Judge-II, Garhwa, direct that the appellant be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned SDJM, Garhwa in connection with Bhandariya P.S. Case No. 55/2018. This appeal stands allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) Dated, the 18th February, 2026 A. Sanga/- Uploaded on 20 /02/2026 -2-