IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No. 7740 of 2024 Awaneesh Kumar @ Awnish Kumar … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. PartY Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. Vijay Kr. Sharma , Adv. For the State : Ms. Lily Sahay, Addl.PP. 04 / 02.01.2025 Heard the parties. Apprehending his arrest, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail in connection with Complaint (C.F.) Case No. 455 of 2019 registered in connection with the offence punishable under Sections 33 of the Indian Forest Act. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner is involved in illegal construction of 12 metre wide and 200 metre long road by destroying the forest for transportation of coal within the reserve forest area by excavating soil and stones illegally at various places inside the forest. It is then submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and the petitioner is the Project Officer, (PO), CCL, Magadh Project, Tandwa, Chatra and he received the charge on 30.10.2019 and he was transferred on 29.05.2020 and there was a memorandum of understanding between the CCL and M/s Rites Limited on 30.07.2015 and an agreement in respect of the work was entered into on 11.06.2018 and at that time, the petitioner was not posted in Magadh Project. It is next submitted that the petitioner is ready to co- operate with the trial of the case and also undertakes to furnish sufficient security including cash security hence, the petitioner be given the privilege of anticipatory bail. The learned Addl. PP opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner. Considering aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Hence, in the event of arrest by the police or surrender within a period of six weeks from the date of this order, the petitioner shall be released on bail on depositing Rs. 10,000/- as cash security and 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 SDJM, Latehar in connection with Complaint (C.F.) Case No. 455 of 2019 subject to the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with the trial of the case along with the other conditions laid down under section 482 (2) BNSS, 2023. (ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.) Smita/-