( 2026:JHHC:17767-DB ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (D.B.) No. 621 of 2026 Rohit Saw …. …. Appellant Versus State of Jharkhand …. …. …. Respondent --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay Hon’ble Mr. justice Arun Kumar Rai For the Appellant: Mrs. Sarweshwari Kumari, Advocate For the Resp.-State: Spl. P.P. --- I.A.No. 6498 of 2026 02/ 18.06.2026 Heard Mrs. Sarweshwari Kumari, learned Counsel for the appellant and learned Spl. P.P. 2. This application has been preferred by the appellant for condoning the delay of 40 days in fling the appeal. 3. Having been satisfied with the reasons assigned in the instant application, the same is allowed and the delay of 40 days in fling the appeal is hereby condoned. 4. Accordingly, I.A.No.6498 of 2026 stands disposed of. Cr. Appeal (D.B.) No. 621/2026 5. This appeal is directed against the order dated 10.02.2026, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge- VI, Giridih in connection with A.B.P. No. 205 of 2026, arising out of Gandey P.S. Case No. 25/2024 whereby and ( 2026:JHHC:17767-DB ) whereunder the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant has been rejected. 6. It has been alleged that the husband of the informant and others were doing routine work in the stone mine of Manish Jalan, when on account of an explosion, the husband of the informant and another labour had sustained injuries which resulted in their death. 7. It has further been alleged that the explosion was caused due to lack of appropriate safety measures in the said mine. 8. Submission has been advanced by the learned Counsel for the appellant that the appellant was merely the labour contractor of the owner Manish Jalan which has resulted in his implication. 9. It has been submitted that the appellant had been issued an explosive licence under the column ‘blaster name’ and ‘shotfire certificate’ as well. 10. Learned Counsel adds that the owner and the Manager of the mines are the persons who were responsible for the negligence which resulted in the blast and consequently the death of two persons. ( 2026:JHHC:17767-DB ) 11. It has also been submitted that one of the co-accused Prabhas Kumar Kedia has been granted anticipatory bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Cr. Appeal (D.B.) No. 1614/ 2025. 12. Learned Spl.P.P. has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant. 13. Regard being had to the fact that admittedly the appellant was a labour contractor and was only concerned with the blasting and the main allegation having been levelled against the owner and Manager of the mines, we while setting aside the order dated 10.02.2026, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-VI, Giridih in connection with A.B.P.No.205/2026, arising out of Gandey P.S. Case No. 25/2025 direct the appellant to surrender before the learned Trial Court within a period of four weeks and on his surrender, the learned court below shall release him 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Giridih in connection with Gandey P.S. Case No. 25/2024, subject to the ( 2026:JHHC:17767-DB ) conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita,2023. 14. Pending I.A.s, if any, stands disposed of. 15. Accordingly, this appeal stands allowed and disposed of. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J) (Arun Kumar Rai, J.) 18th June, 2026 P.K.S. Uploaded