Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:2225-DB ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (D.B.) No. 50 of 2026 Pramod Ganjhu, S/o Bandhan Ganjhu, R/o Village Lucchipur, P.O. & P.S.- Balumath, District- Latehar ... … 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. Kumar Nishant, Adv. For the State : Mrs. Kumari Rashmi, A.P.P. --------- 02/29.01.2026 Heard Mr. Kumar Nishant, learned counsel for the appellant and learned A.P.P. for the State. This appeal is directed against the order dated 18.12.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Latehar in B.P. No. 589 of 2025, arising out of Latehar P.S. Case No. 236/2021, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. It has been alleged that there was an exchange of firing between the extremists and the Police party as a result of which one of the Police personal and one extremist had died. After the extremist had fled away a search was made at the place of occurrence and several incriminating articles were recovered. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant has been implicated on account of the extremists calling each other by name at the time of the incident. Learned counsel submits that the appellant is in custody since 25.04.2025. It has further been submitted that some of the co-accused persons have been granted bail by this Court in Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 1061 of 2025 and Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 864 of 2022. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant and has submitted that the appellant has got several criminal antecedents. Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:2225-DB ) Regard being had to the manner of implication of the appellant and the fact that some of the similarly situated co-accused persons have been granted bail as noted above, we while setting aside the order dated 18.12.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Latehar in B.P. No. 589 of 2025, arising out of Latehar P.S. Case No. 236/2021, direct that the appellant be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Latehar in connection with Latehar P.S. Case No. 236/2021. This appeal stands allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) Dated, the 29th January, 2026 A. Sanga/- Uploaded on 09 / 02 /2026 -2-