Jharkhand High Court
Cr.A(DB)/1027/2026 of BABLU RAM Vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND on 2 September 2026
1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (D.B.) No. 1027 of 2026 Bablu Ram, aged about 44 years, s/o Late Rameshwar Ram, r/o Gundri, P.O. & P.S. – Dhanwar, District – Giridih. ….. Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand ….. Respondent
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
Cr. Appeal (D.B.) No. 1027 of 2026
Bablu Ram, aged about 44 years, s/o Late Rameshwar Ram, r/o Gundri, P.O. & P.S. – Dhanwar, District – Giridih.
….. Appellant
Versus
The State of Jharkhand
….. Respondent
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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
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For the Appellant
: Mr. Anurag Kashyap, Advocate.
For the State
: Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P.
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Order No. 02/Dated: 2nd September, 2026
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1. Heard Mr. Anurag Kashyap, learned counsel for the appellant and learned P.P.
2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 24.07.2026 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-Special Judge SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Giridih, in M.C.A. No. 1154/2026, arising out of Deori P.S. Case No. 95/2024 (S.T. No. 242 of 2026), whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected.
3. It appears that the appellant had earlier moved for grant of bail in Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 534 of 2026, which however was dismissed at that stage vide order dated 29.04.2026.
4. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant that six of the victims who have been examined by the prosecution have been declared hostile, which resulted in one of the co-accused Shankar Saw having been granted bail by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Cr. Appeal (D.B.) No. 1024 of 2026. It has been submitted that the appellant is in custody since 25.02.2026.
5. Learned P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant.
6. Regard being had to the fact that the one of the co-accused has been granted bail on account of the fact that six of the victims have 2026:JHHC:26521-DB
been declared hostile, we while setting aside the order dated 24.07.2026 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum- Special Judge, SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Giridih, in M.C.A. No. 1154/2026, arising out of Deori P.S. Case No. 95/2024, direct that the appellant be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum- Special Judge, SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Giridih in connection with Deori P.S. Case No. 95/2024 (S.T. No. 242 of 2026), subject to condition that the appellant shall remain physically present before the learned trial court on each and every date till conclusion of the trial unless prevented by sufficient cause.
7. This appeal stands allowed.
(Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.)
(Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.)
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