RANCHI, India, July 7 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on June 6:
Heard the learned counsel for the respective sides.
This appeal is directed against the order dated 17.02.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Chatra in Misc. Criminal Application No. 318 of 2025, arising out of Piparwar PS Case No. 06 of 2024, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected.
It has been alleged that on an information a raid was conducted by the police wherein three accused persons including this appellant were apprehended.
It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant that no recovery was effected from the conscious possession of the appellant. It has further been submitted that the appellant is in custody for more than one year and one of the co-accused Md. Irfan Miyan @Tufan Jee @ Tufani Miyan @ Ifran Ansari @ Md. Ifran has been granted bail by this Court in Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 470 of 2025.
Learned APP has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant and has submitted that the appellant has got several criminal antecedents.
Regard being had to aforesaid facts, we while setting aside the order dated 17.02.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Chatra in Misc. Criminal Application No. 318 of 2025, arising out of Piparwar PS Case No. 06 of 2024 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 the learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Chatra in connection with ST No. 42 of 2025, arising out of Piparwar PS Case No. 06 of 2024.
This appeal is allowed.
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