2026:JHHC:4224-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No.108 of 2026 Mr. Tauqeer Raja @ Tawquir Raza, aged about 22 years, Son of Md. Razauddin @ Md. Rajauddin, Resident of Qamarmakhdumi Road, near New Masjid, P.O & P.S. Bankmore, Dist. Dhanbad … Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand … Respondent ------- Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ------- For the Appellant : Mrs. Talat Parween, Adv. For the State : Mr. Rajneesh Vardhan, A.P.P. ------- Order No.03/Dated- 16.02.2026 1. Heard Mrs. Talat Parween, learned counsel for the appellant and learned A.P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 16.12.2025 passed in B.P. No.940 of 2025 by learned Additional Sessions Judge-XI, Dhanbad arising out of Bankmore P.S. Case No.263 of 2025, whereby and whereunder the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. It has been alleged that Bankmore P.S. Case No.263 of 2025 was instituted on the basis of the disclosures made by Tauqeer Raja (appellant), Suraj Tandi and Ashish Kumar Singh who had been brought for interrogation in Rajganj P.S. Case No.80 of 2025. In course of interrogation, the accused persons had disclosed the manner in which they were terrorizing the businessmen for the purposes of extortion. 4. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant is in custody since 13.10.2025. It has further been submitted that whatever has surfaced, is on the basis of the purported disclosure made by the apprehended accused persons. Learned counsel further submits that from near the garage of Prince Khan @ Haider Ali, a country made pistol, two sutli bombs and two live cartridges were recovered on the pointing out by the present appellant. 2026:JHHC:4224-DB 5. Learned A.P.P. has referred to the case diary and has submitted that the appellant is one of the members of the Prince Khan gang which created terror in the town of Dhanbad and in fact, the recovery was effected from near the garage of Prince Khan. It has also been submitted by the learned A.P.P. that the appellant has got criminal antecedents. 6. On consideration of the manner of implication of the appellant and the period of custody undergone by him, we while setting aside the order dated 16.12.2025 passed in B.P. No.940 of 2025 by learned Additional Sessions Judge-XI, Dhanbad arising out of Bankmore P.S. Case No.263 of 2025, direct that 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 C.J.M., Dhanbad in connection with Bankmore P.S. Case No.263 of 2025. 7. Accordingly, this appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) Dated: 16th February, 2026 Sachin/