RANCHI, India, Aug. 18 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on July 17:
Heard Mr. Gautam Kumar, learned counsel for the appellants and Mr. Subodh Kr. Dubey, learned A.P.P. for the State.
This appeal is directed against the order dated 07.05.2025 passed in A.B.P. No. 167 of 2025, arising out of Hiranpur P.S. Case No. 91 of 2023 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Pakur, whereby and whereunder the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellants has been rejected.
It has been alleged that a Maruti van was intercepted by the Police and on search of the vehicle huge quantity of explosive substances were recovered.
Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellants that two of the persons who were present in the Maruti van were apprehended and they had disclosed the name of the appellants. It has been submitted that save and except the confessional statement of the apprehended accused persons there is nothing on record to indicate about the role played by the appellants in the transportation of explosive substances.
Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellants.
Regard being had to the manner of implication of the appellants, we while setting aside the order dated 07.05.2025 passed in A.B.P. No. 167 of 2025, arising out of Hiranpur P.S. Case No. 91 of 2023 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Pakur, 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 bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M., Pakur in connection with Hiranpur P.S. Case No. 91 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.
This appeal is allowed.
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