[ 2026:JHHC:11259] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1772 of 2026 1. Rajaram Mahto aged about 52 Years son of Khebnath Mahto @ Khemnath Mahto, 2. Sukhan Ganjhu @ Sukan Ganjhu aged about 60 Years son of Bifa Ganjhu, 3. Mukesh Prasad Yadav @ Mukesh Yadav aged about 37 Years son of Butun Yadav Petitioner No. 1 to 3 are resident of Village Dundu Bulari, Khurd Post office Pandepura Police Station Hunterganj District Chatra. ..... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Ms. Kehkashan Afsheen, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Vishwanath Roy, A.P.P. ------ 04/ 18.04.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with UC Case No. 204 of 2015, registered for the offence under Section 33 of the Indian Forest Act and Section 3(A) of Forest Conservation Act, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners earn their livelihood by way of doing labour work. She submits that on secret information, it has come to the knowledge of the complainant that petitioners were involved in excavation of stone chips. She further submits that the petitioners are having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-13 of the petition. [ 2026:JHHC:11259] -2- 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of excavating the stone chips. 5. Considering that the petitioners earn their livelihood by way of doing the labour work and further they are having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-13 of the petition, in that view of the matter, the petitioners, named above, are directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and the learned Court shall release the petitioners on such terms and conditions or the sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-18.04.2026 Amitesh/-