2026:JHHC:16622-DB 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (D.B.) No.663 of 2026 Mandeep Kumar Goswami @ Mandeep Goswami, aged about-36 years, S/o Jaganath Goswami, Resident of Village-Majhgawan, P.O. & P.S.-Patan, District-Palamu, Jharkhand … Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand … Respondent ---------- Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR RAI ------- For the Appellant : Mr. Virendra Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent : Mr. Shailesh Kumar Sinha A.P.P. ----- Order No.02/Dated: 10.06.2026 I.A. No. 6990 of 2026 1. Heard Mr. Virendra Kumar, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. Shailesh Kumar Sinha, learned A.P.P. 2. This application has been preferred by the appellant for condoning the delay of 08 days in filing the appeal. 3. Having been satisfied with the reasons assigned in the instant application, the same is allowed and the delay of 08 days in filing the appeal, is hereby, condoned. 4. I.A. No. 6990 of 2026 stands disposed of. Cr. Appeal (D.B.) No.663 of 2026 5. This appeal is directed against the order dated 25.03.2026 passed in B.P. No. 247 of 2026 arising out of Chutia P.S. Case No. 28 of 2026 by the learned Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 2026:JHHC:16622-DB 2 6. It has been alleged that the appellant was apprehended by the police alongwith other females and all were said to be involved in some way or the other in prostitution. 7. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant that appellant is in custody since 02.03.2026. It has further been submitted that some of the co-accused persons have been granted bail by this Court. 8. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant. 9. Regard being had to the period of custody undergone by the appellant, and the fact that some of the co-accused persons have been granted bail, we while setting aside the order dated 25.03.2026 passed in connection with B.P. No. 247 of 2026 arising out of Chutia P.S. Case No. 28 of 2026 by the learned Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi, direct the appellant, named above, to 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 Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi connection with B.P. No. 247 of 2026 arising out of Chutia P.S. Case No. 28 of 2026, subject to the condition that the appellant shall remain physically present before the learned trial court on each and every date till the conclusion of the trial unless prevented by sufficient cause. 10. Accordingly, this appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Arun Kumar Rai, J.) 10th June, 2026 R.K/Rajnish