Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:10668-DB ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 343 of 2026 Charan Hansda, son of Mangal Hansda, resident of Khijurkhal, PO+PS: Barhait, District: Sahibganj. ... 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. Pratiush Lala, Advocate For the State : APP --- 02/15.04.2026 Heard Mr. Pratiush Lala, the learned counsel for the appellant and the learned A.P.P. This appeal is directed against the order dated 10.02.2026 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Sahibganj in B.P. No. 23/2026, arising out of Barhait PS Case No. 194/2025, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. It has been alleged that the informant was taken by the appellant and one Biti Kisku to Delhi in the garb of providing a job and after one year she was taken back to her home. Further allegation has been levelled that the money, which had accumulated on her working as a domestic help, was not paid by the appellant and the co-accused. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant that there has been an inordinate delay in institution of the First Information Report. It has further been submitted that there is no allegation against the appellant save and except the fact that the amount which was due to the informant was not received by her. Learned counsel submits that the appellant is in custody since 14.12.2025 and he does not have any criminal antecedent. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant. On consideration of the allegations made by the informant which seems to have been instituted primarily on account of the grudge of having not received the money which was due to her for being placed as a domestic help in Delhi and the period of custody undergone by the appellant, we while setting aside the order dated 10.02.2026 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Sahibganj in B.P. No. 23/2026, arising out of Barhait PS Case No. 194/2025, direct the appellant be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M, Sahibganj in connection with Barhait PS Case No. 194/2025. This appeal is allowed. (RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY, J.) (PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J.) 15.04.2026 S.B. Uploaded on 16.04.2026 -2-