[ 2026:JHHC:1380] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 241 of 2026 Md. Aftab @ Mohammad Aftab Raza, Aged about 29 years, Son of Ishak Rizwee, Resident of Village- Belwana, P.O.-Chandouri, P.S.-Tisri, District-Giridih. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Nagmani Tiwari, Advocate. : Mr. Govind Ray Karan, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Satish Prasad, A.P.P. ------ 05/ 19.01.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Tisri P.S. Case No. 43 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 316(2), 318(4) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Giridih. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is discharging the contract work of digging the well. He next submits that the allegation is made that he has used the JCB machine in place of using the labourers. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that JCB machine was used against the scheme of MNREGA. 5. Considering that the petitioner has used the JCB Machine in digging the well and that is not in terms of MNREGA scheme and in that view of the matter, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today 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:-19.01.2026 Amitesh/-