Neutral Citation 2026:JHHC:8432-DB 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 181 of 2026 1. Ranbir Kumar, S/o Pradip Kr. Rawani. 2. Rahul Kr. Rawani @ Rahul Rawani, S/o Dilip Rawani. Both R/o Vill- Mandra Basti, P.O.- Nawagarh, P.S.- Barora, Dist. Dhanbad. --- --- Appellants Versus The State of Jharkhand --- --- Respondent --- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA --- For the Appellants : Mr. Santosh Kumar, Adv. For the State : A.P.P. --- 03/25.03.2026 Heard Mr. Santosh Kumar, learned counsel for the appellants and learned A.P.P. This appeal is directed against the order dated 21.11.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Bermo at Tenughat in A.B.P. No. 572/2025 in connection with Dugdha (Jharia O.P.) Case No. 79/2021, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellants has been rejected. It has been alleged that the accused persons in order to create terror in the Dugdha Mines of B.C.C.L. had exploded a bomb and had also given threat on Whatsapp. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the appellants that the appellants have been implicated on the confessional statement of co-accused persons. Learned counsel further submits that the appellants do not have any criminal antecedents. Learned A.P.P., on going through the Case Diary, has submitted that save and except the confessional statement of one Niraj Kumar Chouhan @ Motka, there is no other Neutral Citation 2026:JHHC:8432-DB 2 evidence to connect the appellants with respect to the commission of offence. In view of the fact that no incriminating material has surfaced in course of investigation against the appellants save and except the confessional statement of the co-accused, we, while setting aside the order dated 21.11.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Bermo at Tenughat in A.B.P. No. 572/2025 in connection with Dugdha (Jharia O.P.) Case No. 79/2021, direct the appellants to surrender before the learned court below within a period of four weeks and on their surrender, they shall be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M. 1st Class, Bermo at Tenughat in connection with Dugdha (Jharia O.P.) Case No. 79/2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of Cr.P.C. This appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) Dated- 25th March, 2026. Preet/- Uploaded on: 26 /03/2026.