Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:20232-DB ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (D.B.) No. 735 of 2026 --- Yogesh Mandal … … Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Respondent --- CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA --- For the Appellant : Md. Ayub Ansari, Advocate For the Respondent : A.P.P. --- 2/09.07.2026 I. A. No. 7680 of 2026: Heard Md. Ayub Ansari, learned counsel appearing for the appellant and the learned A.P.P. appearing for the State. This interlocutory application has been preferred by the appellant for condoning the delay of 53 days in filing this appeal. Having been satisfied with the reasons assigned in the application, the same is allowed and the delay of 53 days in filing this appeal is hereby condoned. I. A. No. 7680 of 2026 stands disposed of. Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 735 of 2026: This appeal is directed against the order dated 30.01.2026 passed in A. B. P. No. 2334 of 2025 arising out of Jamua P. S. Case No. 244 of 2025 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge IX, Giridih whereby and whereunder the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant has been rejected. It has been alleged that Nitin Kumar and Abhishek Kumar Rana were apprehended by the police and from the possession of Abhishek Kumar Rana fake currency notes of 500 denomination were recovered. Learned counsel for the appellant has submitted that one of the similarly situated co-accused namely, Raja has been granted anticipatory bail by this court in Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 245 of 2026. Learned counsel -2- further submits that the appellant has been implicated on the confessional statement of co-accused. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant. Regard being had to the aforesaid, we while setting aside the order dated 30.01.2026 passed in A. B. P. No. 2334 of 2025 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge IX, Giridih, direct the the appellant above named to surrender in the court below within four weeks and pray for bail, and in that event, he shall 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 Judicial Magistrate 1st class, Giridih in connection with arising out of Jamua P. S. Case No. 244 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. This appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) 9th July 2026 Uploaded R. Shekhar Cp 3