Bhuneshwar Rana v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail application allowed by the High Court of Jharkhand (Justice Rajesh Shankar, 16.07.2024) for Bhuneshwar Rana and Santosh Kumar Rana fearing arrest in G(F) Case No.653 of 2019 (Sections 33, 41, 42, Indian Forest Act, 1927 (Bihar Amendment Act, 1989); cognizance under Section 33) involving alleged loading of 18 sal wood logs on a tractor-trailer at Hazaribag; release ordered on surrender/arrest within three weeks on Rs.20,000/- bail bond each plus two like sureties before JM 1st Class, Hazaribag, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to both petitioners: release on bail upon arrest or surrender before the court below within three weeks, on a bail bond of Rs.20,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Hazaribag, subject to Section 438(2) of Cr.P.C. conditions.