Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:33149 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 9680 of 2025 ------ Umesh Prasad @ Umesh Yadav, aged about 52 years, Son of Late Jhakhar Mahto, Resident of Village Salaiya, P.O. Barwan, P.S. Barkattha, District-Hazaribagh … … Petitioner -Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : M/s. Sarju Prasad, Advocate For the State : M/s. Jitendra Pandey, A.P.P. ----- 02/06.11.2025 Heard the parties 2. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Barkattha P.S. Case No. 61 of 2020, for the offences registered under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 324, 307 of the I.P.C., subsequently, Section 302 of the I.P.C. has been added, pending in the Court of Shri Zaved Khan, learned J.M., 1st Class, Hazaribagh. 3. On 17.05.2020, informant was constructing cow shed when the accused persons came and asked him to stop the work. When the informant protested the accused persons assaulted him and his family members. There is specific allegation against the petitioner Narayan Prasad and accused Ganpati Prasad that they had given an axe blow on the person of the deceased Janki Mahto, due to which, she succumbed to her injuries. 4. As far as, the petitioner is concerned, it was submitted that there is no specific allegation against him. It was further submitted that similarly situated co- accused persons have been granted bail by this Court as well as by a Coordinate Bench of this Court earlier. 5. In view of 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 Shri Zaved Khan, learned J.M., 1st Class, Hazaribagh in connection with Barkattha P.S. Case No. 61 of 2020. (Ambuj Nath, J.) November 06, 2025 Nandini/- Uploaded