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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.3692 of 2025 ------
1. Rupan Rajwar, aged about 58 years,
2. Mukhan Rajwar, aged about 68 years, both are S/o Late Belash Rajwar, R/o Sanani, P.O.- Kusha, P.S. Kandi, District- Garhwa (Jharkhand). … … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … Opposite Party ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Md. Sajid Yunus, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kumar Chatterjee, APP ----- 06/ 14.07.2025
Heard the parties.
2.
This anticipatory bail application under Sections 482 & 484 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, has been preferred by the petitioners apprehending their arrest for offences under Sections 33(1)(c) of the Indian Forest Act.
3.
There is allegation that by encroaching forest land, the petitioners were constructing house.
4.
The petitioner No.1 is aged about 58 years and petitioner No.2 aged about 68 years.
5.
Considering the aforesaid fact, age of the petitioners and the fact that the cognizance has already been taken in this case, I am inclined to allow this application.
6.
Accordingly, this Anticipatory Bail Application stands allowed. The petitioners, above named, are directed to surrender before the learned court below within four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order and on the event of their surrender or arrest, they shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each, with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned J.M.F.C. Garhwa, in connection with Complaint (CF) No.1797/2019, subject to the condition that one of the bailers should be a close relative of the petitioners and he should be a resident of State of Jharkhand, having sufficient landed property in his name or in the name of his ancestors in which they are having share and to that effect, the
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have to file an affidavit before the Trial Court indicating his share in the property.
(ANANDA SEN, J.) Sandeep. Cp-3