2026:JHHC:18420-DB 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (D.B) No.685 of 2026 Suraj Tandi, aged about 20 years, Son of Narayan Tandi, Resident of Kadma, Bhatiya Basti Shiv Path, House No. 40, Jamshedpur, P.O. & P.S.-Kadma, District-East Singhbhum … 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. Aditya Aman, Advocate For the Respondent : Mr. Rajneesh Vardhan, A.P.P. ----- Order No.02/Dated: 24.06.2026 1. Heard Mr. Aditya Aman, learned counsel for the appellant and learned A.P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 04.05.2026 passed in B.P. Case No. 329 of 2026 arising out of Bankmore P.S. Case No. 263 of 2025 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-XI, Dhanbad, 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 one Tauqeer Raza, the present appellant and one Ashish Kumar Singh, who have been brought for interrogation in Rajganj P.S. Case No. 80 of 2025. In course of interrogation, the accused persons have disclosed the manner in which they were terrorizing the businessmen for the purpose of extortion. 4. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant that based on the joint 2026:JHHC:18420-DB 2 disclosure of the appellant and the other two accused persons, one country made-pistol, two sutli bombs and some live cartridges were recovered. 5. It has been submitted that in similar circumstances, the co-accused, Ashish Kumar Singh and Tauqeer Raza have been granted bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Appeal (D.B.) No. 147 of 2026 and Criminal Appeal (D.B.) No.108 of 2026. 6. Learned counsel submits that the appellant is in custody since 13.10.2025. 7. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant. 8. Regard being had to the fact that the case of the present appellant appears to be similarly situated to those of the co-accused, who have been granted bail as noted above, we while setting aside the order dated 04.05.2026 passed in B.P. Case No. 329 of 2026 arising out of Bankmore P.S. Case No. 263 of 2025 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-XI, Dhanbad direct the appellant 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 Additional Sessions Judge-XI, Dhanbad in connection with B.P. Case No. 329 of 2026 arising out of Bankmore P.S. Case No. 263 of 2025. 9. This appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Arun Kumar Rai, J.) 24th June, 2026 R.K/Rajnish