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Rupesh Sharma v. the State of Jharkhand

Jharkhand HC11 Sept 2025Cr.A(DB)/1049/2025

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What is this about?

Bail granted on appeal; condonation of 10-day filing delay; illegal gun factory in semi-constructed house; Jamua P.S. Case No. 37/2025; S.T. No. 273/2025; M.C.A. No. 1302/2025; Additional Sessions Judge-VI Giridih; co-accused parity via Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 986 of 2025; custody since 23.02.2025; bail bond Rs.10,000 with two like sureties; criminal antecedent objection by Spl.P.P.; Jharkhand High Court Ranchi double-bench criminal appeal, order dated 11.09.2025.

What did the court decide?

Both appellants released on bail upon setting aside the order dated 04.07.2025; each to furnish bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-VI, Giridih in connection with Jamua P.S. Case No. 37/2025 (S.T. No. 273/2025). ¶27

Rupesh Sharma Vs the State of Jharkhand — Jharkhand HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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2025:JHHC:27735-DB

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

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Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 1049 of 2025

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Rupesh Sharma, aged about 27 years, Son of Late Krishnandan Sharma, resident of Village – Parsam, P.O. + P.S. – Ramnagar Safidabad, District – Munger, Bihar.

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Md. Sakil, aged about 42 years, Son of Md. Ayub, resident of Village – Hazratganj Chowk at Munger, P.O. & P.S. – Kasinbazar, District – Munger (Bihar).

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….. Appellants

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Versus

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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 Appellants : Mr. Vijay Kumar Roy, Advocate. For the State : Ms. Nehala Sharmin, Spl.P.P. ---------

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Order No. 02/Dated: 11^th September, 2025

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I.A. No. 11068/2025

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1. Heard Mr. Vijay Kumar Roy, learned counsel for the appellants and Ms. Nehala Sharmin, learned A.P.P.

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2. This application has been preferred by the appellants for condoning a delay of 10 days in filing the appeal.

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3. Having been satisfied with the reasons assigned in the instant application, the same is allowed and the delay of 10 days in filing the appeal is hereby condoned.

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4. I.A. No. 11068 of 2025 stands disposed of.

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Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 1049 of 2025

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5. This appeal is directed against the order dated 04.07.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-VI, Giridih in M.C.A. No. 1302/2025 in connection with Jamua P.S. Case No. 37/2025 (S.T. No. 273/2025), whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellants has been rejected.

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6. It has been alleged that the appellants were apprehended from a semi-constructed house and illegal gun factory was found to be operating in the said house.

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7. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the appellants that some of the co-accused, similarly situated, have been granted bail by this Court in Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 986 of 2025.

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8. It has further been submitted that the appellant is in custody since 23.02.2025.

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9. Learned Spl.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant and has submitted that one of the appellants has criminal antecedent.

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10. Regard being had to the period of custody undergone by the appellants and the fact that some of the co-accused have been granted bail by this Court, as stated above, we, while setting aside the order dated 04.07.2025 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-VI, Giridih in M.C.A. No. 1302/2025 in connection with Jamua P.S. Case No. 37/2025 (S.T. No. 273/2025), direct that the appellants 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 Additional Sessions Judge-VI, Giridih in connection with Jamua P.S. Case No. 37/2025 (S.T. No. 273/2025).

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11. This appeal is allowed.

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(Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.)

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(Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.)

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Sunil/

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