( 2026:JHHC:17660 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 3137 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3137 of 2026 Emil Oraon @ Imli Oraon, aged about 32 years, son of Dilip Oraon, resident of Village- Lukaiya Hutap Chandwa, P.O. Chandwa, P.S. Chandwa, District- Latehar (Jharkhand) … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Kumar Nitish, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabhu Dayal Agrawal, Spl.P.P. ----- 04/18.06.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.165/2017 dated 18.05.2017, registered for the offence under Sections 33/63/41/42 of the Indian Forest Act, pending in the Court of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Lohardaga. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be driver of one of the truck and the allegations are made that 4 tons bauxite was being illegally carried. He also submits that the petitioner was only discharging his duty on the instruction of the owner of the vehicle. He next submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 9 of this application. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted to the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that illegally bauxite was being carried in the said truck. 5. Considering that the petitioner is the driver of one of the truck and it has been pointed out that he was only following the instruction of the owner of the vehicle and he has got no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in ( 2026:JHHC:17660 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 3137 of 2026 paragraph 9 of this application and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Lohardaga in connection with Complaint Case No.165/2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 18th June, 2026 Ajay/