( 2026:JHHC:16413-DB ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 666 of 2026 Akhilesh Yadav, aged about 30 years, son of Santu Yadav @ Huli Yadav, resident of Village Hotai, P.O. & P.S. Panki, District Palamau .… .… 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. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate For the Resp.-State: Spl. P.P. --- I.A.No.7270 of 2026 02/ 09.06.2026 Heard Mr. Rajesh Kumar, learned Counsel for the appellant and learned Spl. P.P. 2. This application has been preferred by the appellant for condoning the delay of 7 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 7 days in filing the appeal is hereby condoned. 4. I.A.No.7270 of 2026 stands disposed of. Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 666 of 2026 5. This appeal is directed against the order dated 09.04.2026 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Latehar in connection with B.P.No.78 of 2026, arising out of Latehar P.S. ( 2026:JHHC:16413-DB ) Case No. 218 of 2020 whereby and whereunder the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 6. It has been alleged that there was an encounter between the extremists and the Police personnel and the extremists being out maneuvered had ultimately fled away. On a search conducted at the place of occurrence several incriminating articles were recovered. 7. Submission has been advanced by the learned Counsel for the appellant that he has been implicated only on the basis of suspicion. Learned Counsel adds that in similar circumstances some of the co-accused persons have been granted bail by a Co- ordinate Bench of this Court in Cr. Appeal (D.B.) No. 467/2026, Cr. Appeal (D.B.) No. 1525/2025 & Cr. Appeal (D.B.) No. 1459/2022. 8. It has been submitted that the appellant is in custody since 08.10.2025 9. Learned Spl. P.P. though has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant but has not disputed the aforesaid facts. 10. Regard being had to the above, we while setting aside the order dated 09.04.2026 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Latehar in connection with B.P.No. 78 of 2026, arising out of Latehar P.S. Case No. 218 of 2020 direct that the ( 2026:JHHC:16413-DB ) appellant, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Latehar in connection with Latehar P.S. Case No. 218 of 2020, corresponding to G.R. No. 490 of 2021. 11. This appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J) (Arun Kumar Rai, J.) 9th June, 2026 P.K.S./Suman Uploaded