( 2026:JHHC:3800 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 775 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 775 of 2026 1. Dhaneshwar Paswan, age 42 years old, son of late Ajit Paswan 2. Manoj Paswan @ Manoj Kumar Paswan, age 41 years old, son of Dharmdev Paswan 3. Vijay Bhuiyan, age 42 years old, son of Balo Bhuiyan @ Baldev Bhuiyan 4. Birendra Bhuiyan, age 43 years old, son of Balo Bhuiyan @ Baldev Bhuiyan All are resident of Village- Gidhour, P.O. & P.S. Gidhour, District- Chatra … Petitioners -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioners : Mr. Sabyasanchi, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sunil Kumar Dubey, A.P.P. ----- 04/12.02.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.1234/2018, registered for the offence under Section 33 of the Indian Forest Act, pending in the Court of the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that false allegation is made of cultivation on forest land. He next submits that no crop has been cultivated by the petitioner and that is also apparent from the photography annexed with the FIR. He also submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 11 of this application. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of cultivation on forest land. 5. Considering that the petitioners are having no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 11 of this application and only allegation is made of ( 2026:JHHC:3800 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 775 of 2026 cultivation on forest land and the land is not belonging to the petitioner and in that view of the matter, the petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and the learned Court shall release the petitioners on such terms and conditions as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. 6. Accordingly, this application is disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 12th February, 2026 Ajay/