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Gopal Hazara v. the State of Jharkhand

Jharkhand HC13 Mar 2019A.B.A./452/2019

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The High Court at Ranchi granted anticipatory bail to petitioners in a forest offence. Upon arrest or surrender, they were directed to furnish bond and security and were prohibited from entering forest land.

What did the court decide?

Grant of anticipatory bail subject to cash security of Rs. 2,000 and bond of Rs. 25,000 each with two sureties, and a condition not to enter forest land.

Gopal Hazara Vs the State of Jharkhand — Anticipatory Bail | Jharkhand HC (2019)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

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A.B. A. No. 452 of 2019

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Gopal Hazra

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Shyamdeo Hazra … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party

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Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

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For the Petitioner : Mr. P. C. Sinha, Adv. For the State : Addl. P.P.

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04 / 13.03.19 Heard the parties.

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Apprehending their arrest, the petitioners have moved this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail in connection with Forest Case No. 09 of 2014 registered under Sections 33 (I) (C ) of the Indian Forest Act.

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The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegations against the petitioners are all false and the petitioners have never gone inside the forest land nor they have ploughed or made any ridge over the forest land. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that this false case has been foisted against the petitioners on the basis of the some anonymous information as name of the person who disclosed the name of the petitioner to the forest officers has not been disclosed. It is next submitted that the petitioners undertake not to go over any forest land during pendency of the case and they are ready and willing to furnish sufficient security including cash security, hence, the petitioners be given the privilege of anticipatory bail.

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The learned Addl. PP opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

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Considering aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Hence, in the event of arrest by the police or surrender within a period of four weeks from the date of this order, the petitioners shall be released on bail on furnishing cash

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security of Rs. 2,000/- each and furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1^st class, Giridih in connection with Forest Case No. 09 of 2014 subject to the condition that the petitioners will not go over any forest land during pendency of the case along with the other conditions laid down under section 438 (2) Cr. P.C.

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( ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.)

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Smita/-

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