Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:23972 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 1003 of 2026 1. Amit Choudhary 2. Akash Shukla @ Akash Kumar Shukla @ Bhulan Shukla 3. Chhotan Paswan @ Alex Pihu 4. Akhtar Ansari ... Appellants Versus The State of Jharkhand … Respondent --- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR RAI For the Appellants : Mr. Anand Kr. Pandey, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Shweta Singh, APP --- Order No. 03 Dated 12th August, 2026 I.A. No. 10034 of 2026 Heard the learned counsel for the respective sides. This application has been preferred by the appellants for condoning a delay of 11 days in filing the appeal. Having been satisfied with the reasons assigned in this application, the delay of 11 days which had occurred in filing this appeal is condoned and this I.A. is allowed and disposed of. Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 1003 of 2026 Heard the learned counsel for the respective sides. This appeal is directed against the order dated 21.05.2026 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Palamau at Daltonganj in M.C.A. No. 938 of 2026 arising out of Daltonganj Sadar P.S. Case No. 08 of 2026 (S.T. Case No. 211 of 2026, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellants has been rejected. It has been alleged that two teams were constituted on an information received that some persons were gathered to commit an offence pursuant to which several miscreants were apprehended including the appellants and from their possession arms and ammunitions as well as mobiles were recovered. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant that in similar circumstances some of the co-accused persons have been granted bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 371 of 2026 and Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 399 of 2026. It has been submitted that the appellants are in custody since 23.01.2026. Learned APP though has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant, but has not disputed the aforesaid facts. Regard being had to the above, we while setting aside the order dated 21.05.2026 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Palamau at Daltonganj in M.C.A. No. 938 of 2026 arising out of Daltonganj Sadar P.S. Case No. 08 of 2026 (S.T. Case No. 211 of 2026), direct that the appellant be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like mount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Palamau at Daltonganj in connection with Daltonganj Sadar P.S. Case No. 08 of 2026 (S.T. Case No. 211 of 2026. This appeal is allowed. (RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY, J.) (ARUN KUMAR RAI, J.) 12.08.2026 MK Page-2