IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 8910 of 2024 ------ Kamlesh Yadav, aged about 37 years, S/o. Shankar Yadav @ Sankar Yadav, R/o. Vill.- Charka Kala, P.O.- Narayanpur, P.S.- Pratappur, Dist. Chatra. … … Petitioner -Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Sushant Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Satish Kumar Keshri, A.P.P. ------ 03/13.01.2025 Heard the parties. 2. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Pratappur P.S. Case No. 03/2019 corresponding to G. R. Case No. 255/2024, for the offences registered under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 307, 386, 387 & 436 of the I.P.C., Section 27 of the Arms Act and Section 17(i)(ii) of the C.L.A. Act, pending in the Court of learned Smt. Sonali Singh, learned S.D.J.M., Chatra. 3. On 06.01.2019 at about 4:15 A.M., about 20 unknown extremists came to the worksite of the informant and set ablaze a Trailer and several machines to enforce demand of rangdari. 4. It was submitted that the petitioner is neither named in the F.I.R. nor was put on T.I. Parade. 5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submitted that at paragraph 45 of the Case Diary, it appears that the police informer had spelt out the name of the petitioner. It was further submitted that statement of the one Lakhan Saw has been recorded in which he has implicated the petitioner. It was also submitted that the petitioner has got criminal antecedent. 6. At this stage, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that statement of Lakhan Saw was recorded after considerable period of time. 7. Considering the aforesaid facts, I am inclined to release the petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of Smt. Sonali Singh, learned S.D.J.M., Chatra or her successor in connection with Pratappur P.S. Case No. 03/2019 corresponding to G. R. Case No. 255/2024. (Ambuj Nath, J.) Rahul/-