Harun Rashid v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi; A.B.A. No. 218 of 2026; anticipatory bail application; petitioner Harun Rashid apprehending arrest; Complaint Case No.734 of 2020; Sections 33 and 42, Indian Forest Act; learned C.J.M., Palamu at Daltonganj; informant/villager naming petitioner unidentified in offence report; no criminal antecedent (petition paragraph No.17); crusher ownership denied by petitioner's counsel (Priya Saw / Sheo Kr. Singh); State opposed through Ruby Pandey; Bench: Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi; decided/dated 20.01.2026; outcome: surrender within two weeks followed by release on deemed-fit terms and sureties.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory relief accorded by direction: petitioner to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks and thereafter be released on such terms, conditions or sureties as that Court deems fit and proper.