Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:16214 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 2689 of 2026 1. Deepak Kumar @ Deepak Das, age of 35 years, son of Rajendra Das, resident of village Purnanagar, P.O. and P.S. Koderma, District-Koderma 2. Kedar Mandal age of 43 years, son of late Suiban Sundi, resident of village Teentara, P.O. Lokari, P.S. and District-Koderma (Jharkhand) ...... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Mr. Birendra Burman, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kumar Chatterjee, Spl.P.P. 02/ 08.06.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Koderma P.S. Case No. 227 of 2025, registered under sections 303(2), 317(2)(4)/3(5) of BNS, 26(1) (G), 41, 42 of Indian Forest Act (Bihar Amendment Act, 1989) and 27, 29 of Wild Life Protection Act, 1989 pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Koderma. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that allegations are made that two tonnes of blue stone was recovered from the house of Shankar Singh who has falsely stated that petitioners were selling the said blue stone. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioners has transpired in the confessional statement of Shankar Singh wherefrom blue stone has been recovered. 5. Considering that the name of the petitioners has transpired in the confessional statement of Shankar Singh wherefrom blue stone has been recovered and apart from that there is no allegation against the petitioners, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:16214 ) above named, petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand)each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Koderma, in connection with Koderma P.S. Case No. 227 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.08.06.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-