Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:3166-DB ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (D.B.) No. 109 of 2026 --- 1. Ashok Khalkho S/o Budhwa Oraon, R/o Bero, Tirka Toli, PO & PS Bero, District Ranchi, Jharkhand 2. Magal Tirkey, S/o Somra Tirkey, R/o PO & PS Bero, District Ranchi, Jharkhand 3. Budhava Pahan, S/o Karma Pahan, R/o PO & PS Bero, District Ranchi, Jharkhand … … 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. Prem Mardi, Advocate For the Respondent : Special P.P. --- 3/06.02.2026 I. A. No. 16094 of 2025: Heard Mr. Prem Mardi, learned counsel for the appellants and learned Special P.P. for the State. This interlocutory application has been preferred by the appellants for condoning the delay of 54 days in filing this appeal. Having been satisfied with the reasons assigned in the application, the same is allowed and the delay of 54 days in filing this appeal is hereby condoned. I. A. No. 16094 of 2025 stands disposed of. Criminal Appeal (D.B.) No. 109 of 2026: This appeal is directed against the order dated 22.07.2025 passed in A. B. P. No. 122 of 2025 arising out of Bero P. S. Case No. 48 of 2025 by the learned Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi whereby and whereunder the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellants has been rejected. It has been alleged that a mob of five hundred persons had surrounded the Sarna-Sthal and when the police personnel tried to pacify them, a scuffle had taken place and some properties as well as articles were vandalized. -2- Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellants that the allegations are general and omnibus in nature. He has further submitted that several of the co-accused persons have been granted bail by this court Learned Special P.P. for the State though has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellants, but has not opposed the aforesaid submission. Regard being had to the above, we while setting aside the order dated 22.07.2025 passed in A. B. P. No. 122 of 2025 by the learned Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi direct the appellants above named to surrender in the court below within four weeks and pray for bail, and in that event, they shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st class XI, Ranchi in connection with Bero P. S. Case No. 48 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. This appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) 6th February, 2026 R. Shekhar Cp 3 Uploaded on 17/02/2026