( 2026:JHHC:21425-DB ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 676 of 2026 --- Shivraj Singh --- --- 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. Rakesh Kumar, Adv. For the Respondent : Spl.P.P --- 02/21.07.2026 I.A. No.7362 of 2026 Heard Mr. Rakesh Kumar, learned counsel for the appellant and learned Spl.P.P. This application has been preferred by the appellant for condoning a delay of 7 days in filing the appeal. Having been satisfied with the reasons assigned in the instant application, the same is allowed and the delay of 7 days in filing the appeal is hereby condoned. I.A. No.7362 of 2026 stands disposed of. Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 676 of 2026 This appeal is directed against the order dated 16.04.2026 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Latehar in Misc. Criminal Application No.300 of 2026 arising out of Latehar P.S. Case No. 234 of 2022 whereby and whereunder the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. It has been alleged that there was an exchange of firing between the police personnel and the extremists and in course of such firing 4 of the extremists were apprehended and incriminating articles were recovered. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant has been implicated on the confession of the apprehended accused. Learned counsel submits that some of the co- 2 accused persons have been granted bail in Cr. Appeal (DB) No.457 of 2024, Cr. Appeal (DB) No.765 of 2024 and Cr. Appeal (DB) No.1471 of 2022. Learned counsel further submits that the appellant is in custody since 09.01.2025. Learned Spl.P.P has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant and has submitted that the appellant has about 16 criminal antecedents. Regard being had to the manner of implication of the appellant and the fact that several co-accused persons have been granted bail, as noted above, we while setting aside the order dated 16.04.2026 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Latehar in Misc. Criminal Application No.300 of 2026 arising out of Latehar P.S. Case No. 234 of 2022, direct the appellant to 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 Additional Sessions Judge-III, Latehar in Latehar P.S. Case No. 234 of 2022. This appeal stands allowed and disposed of. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Arun Kumar Rai, J.) Shamim/ Uploaded: 22 /07/2026