Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:20655-DB ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (D.B.) No. 765 of 2026 Md. Khalid Raza @ Khalid Reza, S/o Md. Anwar Alam, R/o Village- Kujibana, P.O.- Kadwa, P.S.- Kurhalia, District- Katihar, 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. Pankaj Srivastava, Adv. For the State : Mr. Rajneesh Vardhan, A.P.P. --------- 02/13.07.2026 Heard Mr. Pankaj Srivastava, learned counsel for the appellant and learned A.P.P. for the State. This appeal is directed against the order dated 03.06.2026 passed in B.P. No. 143 of 2026, arising out of Garhwa P.S. Case No. 119/2019, by the learned Sessions Judge, Garhwa, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. It has been alleged that on a secret information Police had conducted raid in the house of Gautam Chaudhary and 170 pieces of detonators and 170 pieces of explosives were recovered. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant that so far as Gautam Chaudhary is concerned, he has been granted bail in B.A. No. 4923 of 2019. It has been submitted that the appellant works as a Deputy Manager under a contractor. Learned counsel adds that the appellant is in custody since 16.04.2026. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant. Regard being had to the fact that co-accused Gautam Chaudhary has been granted bail as noted above and a plausible explanation having been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant with respect to the presence of explosives and detonators in the house which the prosecution claims belong to the appellant, we while setting aside the order dated 03.06.2026 passed in B.P. No. 143 of 2026, arising out of Garhwa P.S. Case No. 119/2019, by the learned Sessions Judge, Garhwa, direct that the appellant 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 Addl. District & Sessions Judge-III, Garhwa in connection with Garhwa P.S. Case No. 119/2019. This appeal stands allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Arun Kumar Rai, J.) Dated, the 13th July, 2026 A. Sanga/- Uploaded on 15 /07/2026 -2-