2025:JHHC:35151 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.6635 of 2025 1. Bhola Mahto, S/O- Ledo Mahto, Aged about 55 years 2. Laliya Devi @ Liliya Devi, W/O- Bhola Mahto, Aged about 50 Years Both the resident of village- Karri Khurd, P.O.+P.S. Chatrochatti, Dist. Bokaro, Jharkhand. …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sunil Kr. Dubey, A.P.P. ------ 2/25.11.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioners and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Forest (Complaint Case) No. 917/2018, for the alleged offence under Section 33 of Indian Forest Act, pending in the court of learned S.D.J.M., Bermo at Tenughat. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that false allegations are made of destroying the plants in the forest land. He further submits that petitioners have nothing to do with the destroying of the plants as alleged. He further submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 12 of the petition and the petitioners were doing agricultural work in Raiyat land. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that allegations are there of destroying the plants in the forest land. 5. In view of the above and considering that the petitioners were doing the agricultural work in raiyat land of his ancestors and the only allegations are made that they have destroyed the plants of 2025:JHHC:35151 2 forest land and the petitioners have no criminal antecedent, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners above named are directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from the date of receipt of the order and on the event of their surrender / arrest, they shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty-Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount of each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Bermo at Tenughat, in connection with Forest (Complaint Case) No. 917/2018, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 7. This Anticipatory Bail Application is accordingly allowed and disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 25.11.2025 R.Kumar