IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 1442 of 2025 ------ Pankaj Yadav, aged about 32 years, Son of Sukan Yadav, Residnet of Vill- Masuriya, P.O. and P.S.- Manatu, District- Palamau … … Petitioner -Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : M/s. Abhay Kr Chaturvedy, Advocate For the State : M/s. Prabir Kumar Chatterjee, Special P.P. ----- 02/21.02.2025 Heard the parties 2. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with S.T. Case No. 54 of 2024 arising out of Manatu P.S. Case No. 39 of 2023, for the offences registered under Sections 341, 323, 325, 307, 353, 379, 504, 506 and 34 of the I.P.C. and Section 33, 41 and 42 of the Indian Forest Act, pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-III Palamau, Daltonganj. 3. Bail Application of the petitioner was earlier rejected by this Court vide B.A. No. 7510 of 2024 by order dated 21.10.2024. 4. On 06.09.2023, the informant party, on the basis of confidential information that illegal trees were being felled in Chapi Forest Area by the accused persons, raided the place of occurrence. It is alleged that the informant party found several logs loaded on a pick-up van. The petitioner and co-accused persons on seeing them, assaulted the members of the informant party, due to which, three persons were injured. Thereafter, the accused persons decamped away with the pick-up van. 5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is in custody for about six months. It was further submitted that the other co-accused persons have been granted bail by this Court earlier. 6. 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 learned Additional Sessions Judge-III Palamau, Daltonganj in connection with S.T. Case No. 54 of 2024 arising out of Manatu P.S. Case No. 39 of 2023. (Ambuj Nath, J.) Nandini/- Uploaded