IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (DB) No.1330 of 2025 -----

Jugeshwar Mahto @ Yogeshwar Mahto aged about 36 years son of Bigan Mahto resident of Salga (Baherwatari), PO & PS-Keredari, District-Hazaribagh. .… … Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand .… … Respondent -------

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK RAUSHAN -------

For the Appellant : Mr. Hemant Kumar Shikarwar, Advocate For the Respondent : Mr. Vineet Kumar Vashistha, Spl.PP ------

C.A.V on 24.03.2026 Pronounced on 06/04/2026 Per Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.

1. The instant appeal preferred under Section 21(4) of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 is directed against the order dated 19.09.2025 passed in Misc. Cr. Application No.1771 of 2025 by the learned AJC-XVIII-cum-Special Judge-ATS, Ranchi whereby and whereunder the prayer for bail of the appellant in connection with ATS Court Case No.02 of 2024 arising out of ATS P.S Case No.07 of 2023 registered for the offence under Sections 353, 332, 333, 307, 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code, Section 27 of the Arms Act and Section 16, 17, 20 of U.A.P Act has been rejected.

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2. The prosecution case is based