2026:JHHC:6287-DB 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 256 of 2026 Lav Kumar @ Luv Kumar, aged about 18 years, son of Gangu Mandal, resident of Prem Nagar, P.O. and P.S. – Jirwabari, District – Sahibganj. ….. Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand ….. Respondent --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA -------- For the Appellant : Mr. Agnivesh, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Vishwanath Roy, Spl.P.P. --------- Order No. 02/Dated: 10th March, 2026 1. Heard Mr. Agnivesh, learned counsel for the appellant and learned Spl.P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 27.01.2026 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Sahibganj in B.P. No. 19/2026 arising out of Sahibganj (T) P.S. Case No. 74/2025, 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 son of the informant and sprayed him with bullets, which resulted in his death. 4. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant has been implicated on account of confession of co- accused Chhanguri Rajjak @ Chutra. 5. Learned counsel further submits that several of the co-accused persons have been granted bail by this Court in Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 2026:JHHC:6287-DB 2 1574 of 2025, Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 1463 of 2025 and Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 1448 of 2025. 6. Learned Spl.P.P. opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant and has submitted that Manish Kumar Mandal who seems to be main accused and from whom some recovery was effected, was assisted by the present assailant. 7. On consideration of manner of implication of the appellant and the fact that several of the co-accused persons have been granted bail, as noted above, we, while setting aside the order dated 27.01.2026 passed by learned Sessions Judge, Sahibganj in B.P. No. 19/2026 in connection with Sahibganj (T) P.S. Case No. 74/2025, direct that the appellant be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sahibganj in connection with Sahibganj (T) P.S. Case No. 74/2025. 8. This appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) March 10, 2026 Sunil/ Uploaded on : 13/03/2026