( 2026:JHHC:21459-DB ) p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (D.B.) No. 613 of 2026 Johan Purty @ John, aged about-22 years Son of Bindray Singh Purty @ Bindray Purty, Resident of Village-Rengrahatu, Tola-Gitilgutu, P.O. & P.S. Tonto, District-West Singhbhum at Chaibasa. …. …. 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. Gautam Kumar, Advocate For the Resp.-State: A.P.P. --- 03/ 21.07.2026 Heard Mr. Gautam Kumar, learned Counsel for the appellant and learned A.P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 16.02.2026, passed in M.C.A. No. 191/2026, arising out of Tonto P.S. Case No. 57/2022 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, West Singhbhum at Chaibasa whereby and whereunder the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. It has been alleged that on account of some bombs being planted by the extremists, some of the bombs had blasted which had resulted in one Chetan Kora dying during treatment. 4. Submission has been advanced by the learned Counsel for the appellant that there are no eye-witnesses to the incident and only on the basis of some hearsay evidence as depicted in para 174 of the case diary, the appellant has been implicated. ( 2026:JHHC:21459-DB ) p. 2 5. Learned Counsel adds that the appellant is in custody since 25.09.2025. 6. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant. 7. Regard being had to the fact that the appellant is not named in the First Information Report and his implication only seems to be on account of some disclosure made by the villagers without specifying the role played by the appellant, we while setting aside the order dated 16.02.2026, passed in M.C.A. No. 191/2026, arising out of Tonto P.S. Case No. 57/2022 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, West Singhbhum at Chaibasa direct that the appellant be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, West Singhbhum at Chaibasa in connection with S.T.No. 05/2026, arising out of Tondo P.S. Case No. 57/2022. 8. This appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J) (Arun Kumar Rai, J.) 21st July, 2026 P.K.S./Suman Uploaded