2026:JHHC:9519-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. A. (DB) No. 371 of 2026 -------- Avinash Giri @ Avinash Kumar Giri, aged about 27 years, son of Jitendra Kumar Giri, resident of Village-Haratua, P.O.-Sangbar, P.S.- Lesliganj, District-Palamau ... ... Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand …… Respondent -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA -------- For the Appellant : Mr. Jitendra Shankar Singh, Advocate Ms. Shabina Perween, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Shweta Singh, A.P.P. -------- Order No. 02/ Dated: 06th April, 2026 Heard Mr. Jitendra Shankar Singh, learned counsel for the appellant and learned A.P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 25.02.2026 passed in B.P. No. 81 of 2026, arising out of Daltonganj Sadar P.S. Case No. 08 of 2026, by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-IV, Palamau at Daltonganj, whereby and whereunder the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. It has been alleged that two teams were constituted on an information received that some persons have gathered to commit an offence pursuant to which several miscreants were apprehended including the appellant and from his possession a magazine having two live cartridges and a smartphone were recovered. 4. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant that so far as the role of the appellant is concerned, he was involved in doing a recce of the place where the incident was to have been committed. It has been submitted that the appellant does not have 2026:JHHC:9519-DB 2 any criminal antecedent and he is in custody since 23.01.2026. 5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant. 6. Regard being had to the aforesaid facts, we while setting aside the order dated 25.02.2026 passed in B.P. No. 81 of 2026, arising out of Daltonganj Sadar P.S. Case No. 08 of 2026, by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-IV, Palamau at Daltonganj, direct 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Palamau. 7. Accordingly, this appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) 06.04.2026 Arpit Uploaded on 08/04/2026