2026:JHHC:24924-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (D.B.) No. 1016 of 2026 Juna Marandi @ Juha Manjhi @ Langa @ Baijun Kisku, aged about 54 years, Son of late Jurgu Kisku @ Gora Kisku, Resident of Village- Dardmara, Tola, Jumuniatand, P.O. & P.S.- Khukhra, Dist.- Giridih. …. …. 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. Kamdeo Pandey, Advocate For the Resp.-State: A.P.P. --- 02/ 19.08.2026 Heard Mr. Kamdeo Pandey, learned Counsel for the appellant and learned A.P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 27.06.2026 passed in M.C.A. No. 802/2026, arising out of Madhuban P.S. Case No. 12/2017 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Giridih whereby and whereunder the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. It has been alleged that there was an exchange of firing between the Police personnel and the extremists as a result of which several of the extremists had suffered injuries and one extremist was found dead. 4. Submission has been advanced by the learned Counsel for the appellant that the allegations are general an omnibus in nature. 2026:JHHC:24924-DB 5. It has further been submitted that in the split up trial, one of the co-accused Babuchand Marandi has been granted bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 480 of 2023. 6. Learned Counsel adds that the appellant is in custody since 24.09.2024. 7. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant and has submitted that the appellant has got criminal antecedents. 8. It appears from the First Information Report itself that the appellant has been named as one of the extremists involved in attack upon the Police personnel. The allegation as it appears are general and omnibus in nature and regard being had to the period of custody undergone by the appellant and the fact that one of the co-accused in the split up trial has been granted bail as noted above, we while setting aside the order dated 27.06.2026 passed in M.C.A. No. 802/2026, arising out of Madhuban P.S. Case No. 12/2017 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Giridih direct that the appellant be released on bail on furnishing bail bond 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, Giridih in connection with S.T. Case No. 205/2025, arising 2026:JHHC:24924-DB out of Madhuban P.S. Case No. 12/2017, subject to the condition that the appellant shall remain physically present before the learned Trial Court on each and every date till the conclusion of the trial, unless prevented by sufficient cause. 9. This appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J) (Arun Kumar Rai, J) 19th of August, 2026 P.K.S/Suman . Uploaded