2026:JHHC:132-DB Page | 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. A (D.B.) No. 1614 of 2025 --------- Prabhas Kumar Kedia, aged about 68 years S/o Late Ram Niranjan Kedia, R/o Barwadih P.O. Giridih P.S. Giridih (T), District- Giridih. … … 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. Ajit Kumar, Sr. Advocate. Ms. Akriti Shree, Advocate. For the Respondent : Special.P.P. ----------- 03/Dated: 06th January, 2026 1. Heard Mr. Ajit Kumar, learned senior counsel for the appellant and learned Special Public Prosecutor. 2. It appears that appellant had earlier moved for grant of anticipatory bail in Cr.A.(D.B.) Filing No.24714 of 2025 which however was withdrawn since the same was filed beyond the statutory period of 90 days in view of Section 21 (5) of the N.I.A. Act with a liberty to move afresh for grant of anticipatory bail before the learned trial court. 3. This appeal is directed against the order dated 12.12.2025 passed in A.B.P. No. 2234 of 2025 arising out of Gandey P.S. Case No. 25/2024 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-VI, Giridih, whereby and whereunder the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant has been rejected. 4. It has been alleged that the husband of the informant and others were doing routine work in the stone mine of Manish Jalan, when on account of an explosion the husband of the informant and another labour had sustained injuries which resulted in their death. It has further been alleged that the explosion was caused due to lack of appropriate safety measures in the said mines. 2026:JHHC:132-DB Page | 2 5. Mr. Ajit Kumar, learned senior counsel appearing for the appellant has submitted that the appellant is neither the owner of the mines nor he is Manager of the mines and in fact, he has been implicated only on account of the fact that he was acquainted with the owner of the mines. 6. Learned Special Public Prosecutor has submitted that Ravindra Raut is the Manager of the Mines while Manish Jalan is the owner of the mines and so far as the present appellant is concerned, the witnesses have not stated about any complicity of the present appellant with respect to the safety measures which were to be undertaken in the mines and which ultimately resulted in the explosion and fatal injuries to two of the labours including husband of the informant. 7. On consideration of the fact that the appellant is not concerned in any way in running the mines as has come in the statement of the witnesses as well, we while setting aside order dated 12.12.2025 passed in A.B.P. No. 2234 of 2025 arising out of Gandey P.S. Case No. 25/2024 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-VI, Giridih, direct the appellant to surrender before the learned Trial Court within a period of four weeks and on his surrender, the learned Court below shall release him on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with sureties of the like amount, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Giridih in connection with Gandey P.S. Case No. 25/2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 8. Pending I.As. if any stands disposed of. 9. Accordingly, this appeal stands allowed and disposed of. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) Date:- 06th January, 2026. Amar/- Uploaded