[ 2025:JHHC:38227] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 7305 of 2025 1. Manohar Mehta, aged about 61 years, son of Ramchandra Mehta, 2. Raju Mehta @ Bulaki Mehta @ Bulaki, aged about 53 years, son of Karan Mehta, 3. Rajendra Mehta @ Karu Mehta, aged about 53 years, son of Pyari Mehta, All are residents of village & P.O.- Baheradih, P.S. & District-Koderma. ..... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Randhir Kumar, Advocate. For the State : Mrs. Lily Sahay, A.P.P. ------ 04/ 19.12.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 193 of 2016, registered for the offences under Sections 33, 41 and 42 of Indian Forest Act, 1927 (Bihar Amendment Act, 1989), pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Koderma. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are nothing to do with the scrap mica, which was loaded in the truck. He next submits that the false allegations are made against the petitioners and further the allegations are also there against the petitioner of fleeing away from the place of occurrence on seeing the forest guard. He further submits that the petitioners earn their livelihood by way of doing the labour work. [ 2025:JHHC:38227] -2- 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioners are named in the offence report. 5. Considering that the case is arising out of a complaint and it has been pointed out that the petitioners earn their livelihood by way of doing the work of labourer and they have nothing to do with the scrap mica, loaded on the truck in question and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioners, named above, are directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks after X-mas Holidays and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on such terms and conditions or the sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-19.12.2025 Amitesh/-