2026:JHHC:7912 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 1037 of 2026 ---- Tulsi Dangi aged about 65 years son of Ramdhan Dangi @ Ramdhan Mahto resident of Village Barvadih Post Office Pathalgada, PS Pathalgada, Dist. Chatra.... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Manish Yadav, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Rakesh Kr. Sinha, Advocate ---- 2/20.03.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Criminal Misc Case No.499 of 2017, for offence registered under section 33 of Indian Forest Act, pending in court of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation is made that the brick kilns were being made after clearing the forest bushes. He further submits that the said land is not belonging to the petitioner and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.13. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that allegations are there of cleaning of forest area for making bricks kiln in the forest land. 5. Considering that the land is of the forest department and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as aforesaid, and in the facts and circumstances of the instant case, the petitioner above named is directed to surrender before learned court within two weeks from today and learned court shall release petitioner, above named, on such terms and conditions as well as sureties as learned court may deem fit and proper. 6. This petition is disposed of. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 20.03.2026 SI/