( 2026:JHHC:16451-DB ) p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 623 of 2026 Pintu Kumar @ Pintu Kumar Mandal @ Pintu Mandal, aged about 37 years, son of Vijay Shankar Mandal, resident of Kantpur, Nauagarhi, P.O. Nauagarhi, P.S.-Nayaram Nagar, District-Munger, State-Bihar. .… .… 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. Vikas Kumar, Advocate For the Resp.-State: A.P.P. --- 02/ 09.06.2026 Heard Mr. Vikas Kumar, learned Counsel for the appellant and learned A.P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the Order dated 28.04.2026 passed in B.P.No. 121 of 2026, arising out of Sahibganj (T) P.S. Case No. 74 of 2025 by the learned Sessions Judge, Sahibganj whereby and whereunder the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. It has been alleged that two unknown miscreants had come to the shop of the son of the informant and sprayed him with bullets which resulted in his death. 4. Submission has been advanced by the learned Counsel for the appellant that the appellant has been implicated on the confessional statement of co-accused Pankaj Kumar Mandal. 5. It has been submitted that Pankaj Kumar Mandal has been granted bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Cr. Appeal (D.B.) No. 1448 of 2025. 6. Learned Counsel adds that the appellant is in custody since 20.04.2026. ( 2026:JHHC:16451-DB ) p. 2 7. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant. 8. Regard being had to the manner of implication of the appellant and the fact that the accused on whose confession he has been implicated having been granted bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court as noted above, we while setting aside the order dated 28.04.2026 passed in B.P.No. 121/2026, arising out of Sahibganj (T) P.S. Case No. 74 of 2025 by the learned Sessions Judge, Sahibganj direct that the 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate at Sahibganj in connection with Sahibganj (T) P.S. Case No. 74 of 2025. 9. This appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J) (Arun Kumar Rai, J.) 9th June, 2026 P.K.S./Suman Uploaded