[2026:JHHC:24176] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.7611 of 2026 ------ Jagdish Yadav aged about 25 years, Son of Late Lalit Mahto, resident of Village Gidhour, Post Office & Police Station Gidhour, District- Chatra, Jharkhand. ... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Manish Yadav, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kumar Chatterjee, Spl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated:-13-08-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Complaint Case No. 901 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under sections 33 of the Indian Forest Act. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was found having cut 5 Sisam trees from Gidhour Forest and made 15 bota/tona out of the same. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 18.06.2026, as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 01 and has no criminal antecedents as mentioned in para-08 of the bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the trial of the case and further undertakes that he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be admitted to bail. The learned Spl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the submissions of the counsels and the fact as discussed above, I am inclined to enlarge the abovenamed petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Chatra, in connection with Complaint Case No. 901 of 2026 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case and he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 13/08/2026 Amar/