Prameshwar Saw v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi; A.B.A. No. 137 of 2026; petitioner Prameshwar Saw v State of Jharkhand; anticipatory bail granted 15.01.2026 by Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi; Complaint Case No.2109 of 2023 pending before CJM Koderma; offences under sections 26(1)(g), 41, 42, 52 Indian Forest Act, 1927 (Bihar Amendment Act, 1989) and Sections 27, 29, 51 Wild Life Protection Act; allegation of 250 kg mica scrap loaded on Tempo, petitioner named only on suspicion, neither owner nor driver, labourer with no criminal antecedents; surrender within four weeks; bail bond Rs.25,000/- with two sureties of like amount each; conditions under section 482(2) BNSS 2023; advocates: Randhir Kumar (petitioner), Rashmi Kumari (State).
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner directed to surrender within four weeks; on surrender/arrest, release on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Koderma, in connection with Complaint Case No.2109 of 2023, subject to conditions laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.