2026:JHHC:13883-DB 1 | P a g e IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 558 of 2026 ------ Manajul Ansari @ Chhotu Ansari @ Chhotu Miyan, aged about 35 years, S/o. Rajak Miyan, R/o. Vill.- Rubed, P.O.- Makka, P.S.- Jobang, Dist.- 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. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Nehala Sharmin, Spl.P.P. ------ Order No. 02/Dated: 08th May, 2026 Heard Mr. Rajesh Kumar, learned counsel for the appellant and learned Special P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 09.04.2026 passed in B.P. No. 110 of 2026 arising out of Latehar P. S. Case No. 218 of 2020 by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge-III, Latehar, whereby and whereunder the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant that some of the co-accused persons have been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 579/2023 and Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 1240/2024 and some of the co- accused persons have also been granted bail by this Court. It has further been submitted that the appellant is in custody since 10.02.2026. 4. Learned Special P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant. 5. The allegation reveals that there was an exchange of firing between the police personnel and the extremists and several incriminating articles were recovered from the place of occurrence. The appellant admittedly seems to have been implicated on suspicion and since similarly situated co-accused persons have been granted bail as noted above, we, while setting aside the order dated 09.04.2026 passed by learned Addl. Sessions Judge-III, Latehar in 2026:JHHC:13883-DB 2 | P a g e B.P. No. 110 of 2026 arising out of Latehar P. S. Case No. 218 of 2020, direct that the appellant be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Latehar in connection with Latehar P. S. Case No. 218 of 2020. 6. This appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) 08th May, 2026 Rahul/ Uploaded on 12/05/2026