ORDER :

1. Leave granted.

2. The sole respondent (accused) though served with the notice issued by this Court has chosen not to remain present before this Court either in-person or through an advocate and oppose this appeal.

3. This appeal is at the instance of the State of Jharkhand being aggrieved with the order passed by the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi dated 26th April, 2023, releasing the respondent herein on bail in connection with the First Information Report registered with the Police Station, Katkamsandi District, Hazaribagh vide Crime Register No. 29 of 2016 dated 28th February, 2016 for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 364, 201 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short, the “IPC”).

4. The FIR referred to above was lodged by the sister of the deceased.

5. It is the case of the prosecution that the respondent (accused) is one of the members of an extremist organization by the name TPC, operating in the State of Jharkhand.

6. On the fateful day of the incident, the deceased was forcefully picked up from his house by the respondent and other co-accused, and couple of days thereafter, his dead body was recovered.

7. We have heard the learned coun