2025:JHHC:17458 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3458 of 2025 ----- 1.Budhan Tuddu, S/o Lakhiram Tuddu 2.Dilip Murmu, S/o Late Bnesara Murmu 3.Ganesh Hansda, S/o Late Budhu Hansad, all R/o Village Palma, Tola Korma Godha, P.O. Maniyadih, P.S. Maniyadih, District- Dhanbad .... Petitioner(s). Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party(s). …… CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Suraj Singh, Advocate For the State : Ms. Kumari Rashmi, AddI. P.P. …...... 04/ 01.07.2025: Heard, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The present anticipatory bail applications under Sections 482 and 484 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita has been preferred by the petitioners apprehending their arrest for the offences registered under Sections 30(c), 33(c) of Indian Forest Act and Section 2(ii) of the Forest Conservation Act. 3. The allegation against these petitioners is that they are cultivating on the forest land. 4. Petitioners claim ownership/ title over the land in question, on the ground that they were settled on the aforesaid land and rent receipt also has been prepared. 5. Considering the bona-fide land dispute, I feel that this is a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail of the petitioners. Accordingly, this anticipatory bail application stands allowed. 6. The petitioners, above named, are directed to appear before the learned Court below within three weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order and on their appearance, they shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each, with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad, in connection with Complaint Case No. 10240 of 2023 subject to the condition that one of the bailers should be a close relative of the petitioners and other should be a resident of State of Jharkhand, having sufficient landed property in his name or in the name of his ancestors in which he is having share and to that effect, he has to file an affidavit before the Trial Court indicating his share in the property. 7. The petitioners should cooperate, the join investigation and appear before the Investigating Officer once in 15 days. (ANANDA SEN, J.) R.S./