IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.1962 of 2025 ------ 1. Mohan Saw, Aged about 37 years, Son of Ashok Saw, Resident of Village: Pandeykuli, P.O. & P.S.: Keredari, District: Hazaribag. 2. Nitesh Kumar Saw @ Nitesh Saw @ Nitesh Kumar, Aged about 30 years, Resident of Village: Pandeykuli, P.O. & P.S.: Keredari, District: Hazaribag. .... .... …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioners : Md. Imran Beig, Advocate Mr. Abhishek Agarwal, Advocate Ms. Amrita Sinha, Advocate For the State : Ms. Vandana Bharti, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated-26-03-2025 Heard the parties. Apprehending their arrest in connection with Complaint (F) Case No.1671 of 2022 instituted under Section 33(1) (C) of the Indian Forest Act and Sections 5/10/13(1)/18(1)(d) of Bihar Saw Mill Act, the petitioners have moved this Court for grant of privileges of anticipatory bail. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the allegation against the petitioners is that the petitioners were illegally running a saw mill with the use of electricity and 50 pieces of illegally felled logs of Sal wood was recovered from the said Saw Mill. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the trial of the case and to deposit Rs.1,00,000/- jointly with the DFO, Hazaribagh West Forest Division without prejudice to their defence in this case subject to final decision of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioners be given the privileges of anticipatory bail. Learned Addl.P.P. appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners. Considering the submissions of learned counsels and the facts and circumstances stated above, I am inclined to grant privileges of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the petitioners are directed to surrender in the Court below within six weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrendering, they will be enlarged on bail on showing proof of depositing Rs.1,00,000/- jointly with the DFO, Hazaribag West Forest Division without prejudice to their defence in this case and on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Hazaribag in connection with Complaint (F) Case No.1671 of 2022 with the condition that they will co-operate with the trial of the case and further conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. In case the petitioners deposit Rs.1,00,000/- jointly with the DFO, Hazaribag West Forest Division, learned court below will pass appropriate order regarding the same at the time of conclusion of trial. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Saroj/