Jharkhand High CourtPratima Oraon @ Puja vs The State Of Jharkhand on 20 July, 2023Author:Sujit Narayan PrasadBench:Sujit Narayan Prasad,Subhash ChandIN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI\n                         (Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction)\n\n                    Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 355 of 2023\n\nPratima Oraon @ Puja, aged about 23 years, Daughter of Gomia Oraon,\nresident of Village Chitarkota, PO Pali, PS Ratu, District Ranchi. .... Appellant\n                                    Versus\nThe State of Jharkhand                                           ... Respondent\n                       -------------CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD\n          HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHASH CHAND\n\nFor the Appellant       : Mr. Amit Kumar, Advocate\nFor the State           : Mr. Shiv Shankar Kumar, APP---------------th\nOrder No.07/ Dated: 20 July, 2023\n\n             The instant appeal undersection 21(4)of the N.I.A. (National\nInvestigation Agency) Act, 2008 has been directed against the order dated\n07.02.2023 passed by the learned Additional Judicial Commissioner IV,\nRanchi in Misc. Cr. Application No. 433 of 2023 whereby and whereunder\nthe prayer for bail of the appellant in connection with AHTU PS Case\nNo. 02 of 2022, corresponding to G.R. Case No.1847/2022, S.T. No.985 of\n2022 (old S.T. No.346 of 2022), for the offence registered undersections\n363and370of the Indian Penal Code, undersection 75/81of Juvenile\nJustice (Care & Protection of Children) Act, has been rejected.2.           It has been contended on behalf of the appellant that the\nappellant has been implicated in the instant case on the basis of the\nstatement made by one Aigut Lohra who has already been granted bail by\nthis Court. It has been contended on behalf of the appellant that since the\nco-accused who is having with the nature of allegation greater in thereto that\nof the appellant, therefore, appellant is also be directed to release on bail by\nquashing and setting aside the order impugned dated 07.02.2023.3.           Mr. Shiv Shankar Kumar, the learned Additional Public\nProsecutor appearing for the State has submitted that it has not disputed the\nfact that the co-accused on whose confession the name of the appellant has\ntranspired, namely, Aigut Lohra has been granted bail as per the order dated\n08.07.2022 passed in B.A. No. 6097 of 2022.2                       Cr. App. (DB) No.355 of 20234.           Regard being had to the facts and circumstances of the case, this\nCourt is of the view that the impugned order requires interference. Accordingly,\nthe order dated 07.02.2023 passed by the learned Additional Judicial\nCommissioner IV, Ranchi in Misc. Cr. Application No. 433 of 2023 is,\nhereby, quashed and set aside.5.           In view thereof, the instant appeal stands allowed.6.           In consequence thereof, the appellant, above named, is directed to\nbe released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten\nThousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the\nlearned AJC IV, Ranchi in connection with AHTU PS Case No. 02 of 2022,\ncorresponding to G.R. Case No. 1847/2022, S.T. No.985 of 2022 (old S.T.\nNo.346 of 2022), subject to the condition that the learned court while releasing\nthe appellant on bail will put condition as it deem fit and proper so that the trial\nin any way may not be hindered in this case.7.           Accordingly, the instant appeal stands disposed of.(Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.)\n\n\n\n                                                 (Subhash Chand, J.)\nRKM