( 2026:JHHC:2220 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 450 of 2026 Ramesh Saw, son of Bhikhan Saw, aged about 36 years, resident of village Chhatarbar, P.O. Karma, P.S. and District-Koderma ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Diwakar Jha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vishwanath Roy, Spl.P.P. 02/ 29.01.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 2412 of 2025, registered under sections 26 (1) (g), 41, 42, 52 of Indian Forrest Act, 1927 (Bihar Amendment Act, 1989) and section 27, 29, 31, 51 of Wild Life Protection Act, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Koderma. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that false allegation has been made of collecting mica under reserved forest area. He next submits that petitioner works as mason and only on the basis of suspicion the petitioner has been implicated in this case. He further submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 19 of the petition. 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 allegations are there of collecting mica under the reserved forest area. 5. Considering that on secret information the name of the petitioner has been inserted in the complaint and it has been pointed out that petitioner works as mason and petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 19 of the petition, I am inclined to ( 2026:JHHC:2220 ) grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Koderma, in connection with Complaint Case No. 2412 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.29.01.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-