2026:JHHC:8597-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. A. (DB) No. 315 of 2026 -------- Jitendra Bediya ... ... 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. Sanjay Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Manoj Kr. Mishra, A.P.P. -------- Order No. 02/ Dated: 26th March, 2026 I.A. No. 3223 of 2026 Heard Mr. Sanjay Kumar, learned counsel for the appellant and learned A.P.P. 2. This interlocutory application has been preferred by the appellant for condoning the delay of 37 days in filling of the instant appeal. 3. Having been satisfied with the reasons assigned in the instant interlocutory application, the same is allowed and the delay of 37 days in filling of this appeal is hereby condoned. 4. The aforesaid I.A. stands allowed and disposed of. Cr. A. (DB) No. 315 of 2026 5. This appeal is directed against the order dated 15.09.2025 passed in B.P. No. 1170 of 2025 arising out of Rail GRP Muri P.S. Case No.05 of 2025, by the learned Additional Judicial Commissioner-VI, Ranchi, whereby and whereunder the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 6. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant that one of the co-accused, namely Birendra Bediya on similar footing has been granted bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in 2026:JHHC:8597-DB 2 Cr. A.(DB) No. 67 of 2026. It has been submitted that the appellant is in custody since 14.07.2025. It has further been submitted that the children who have been taken by the appellant and the other accused were going with the permission of their parents to Andhra Pradesh for doing labour work. 7. Learned A.P.P. though has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant but does not dispute the fact that the case of the present appellant stands on similar footing to that of the co-accused-Birendra Bediya. 8. Regard being had to the above, we while setting aside the order dated 15.09.2025 passed in B.P. No. 1170 of 2025 arising out of Rail GRP Muri P.S. Case No.05 of 2025, by the learned Additional Judicial Commissioner-VI, Ranchi, direct the appellant be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Railway J.M., Ranchi. 9. Accordingly, this appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) 26th March, 2026 Arpit Uploaded on 26/03/2026