2026:JHHC:18837 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3424 of 2026 ------ Sukhdeo Yadav @ Sukudeo Prasad Yadav @ Mukhdeo Prasad Yadav, aged about 52 years, son of Prasadi Mahto, resident of Bendro, P.O. and P.S. Gawan, District Giridih .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner : Mr. Aashish Kumar Thakur, Advocate Mr. Nagmani Tiwari, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabhu Dayal Agarwal, Special P.P. ------ 02/29.06.2026 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. 485 of 2021, registered for the offence under Sections 33(i) (a) (c) of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Giridih. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been implicated the in the case alleging therein that the petitioner was collecting scrapped Mica from the forest area. He further submits that there are general and omnibus allegations against the petitioner and others and the other accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by this court in A.B.A. No.2591 of 2026. He also submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 13 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the petitioner is named in the offence report. 5. Considering that the villagers have said to be disclosed the name of the petitioner however, the names of the villagers, who have taken the name of this petitioner and others, are not disclosed in the offence report and even the said collection of Mica scrap has been denied by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 13 of the petition, in the attending facts and circumstances, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 2026:JHHC:18837 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within two 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, Giridih, in connection with Complaint Case No. 485 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 29.06.2026 Anit Uploaded 30.06.2026