RANCHI, India, Aug. 12 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on July 14:

I.A. No. 7958 of 2025

Heard the learned counsel for the respective parties.

This application has been preferred by the appellant for condoning a delay of 40 days in filing the appeal.

Having been satisfied with the reasons assigned in this application, the delay of 40 days which had occurred in filing this appeal is condoned and this I.A. is allowed and disposed of.

Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 694 of 2025

Heard the learned counsel for the respective sides.

This appeal is directed against the order dated 03.04.2025 passed in A.B.P. No. 551 of 2025 in connection with Madhuban P.S. Case No. 01/2025 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-XVI, Dhanbad, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant has been rejected.

It has been alleged that with respect to marking the land of BCCL for mining of coal, two separate groups had assembled and they went on rampage, which resulted in hurling of bombs, damaging vehicles and even the officer-incharge of Dharmabandh P.S. had suffered injuries.

Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant that one of co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 447 of 2025. It has further been submitted that the allegations are general and omnibus in nature.

Mr. Vineet Kr. Vashistha, learned Spl.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant.

Regard being had to the fact that the case of the appellant seems to be similar to that of the co-accused who has been granted anticipatory bail as noted above, we while setting aside the order dated 03.04.2025 passed in A.B.P. No. 551 of 2025 in connection with Madhuban P.S. Case No. 01/2025 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-XVI, Dhanbad, direct the appellant to surrender before the learned trial court within a period of four weeks and on such surrender, he is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like mount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad in connection with Madhuban P.S. Case No. 01/2025.

This appeal is allowed.

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