Mukesh Prajapati v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
A.B.A. No. 694 of 2026, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, decided 09.02.2026 by Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi. Anticipatory bail sought by Mukesh Prajapati, apprehending arrest in Complaint Case No. 1196 of 2018 under Section 33 of the Indian Forest Act (alleged cutting of soil in forest area), pending before the Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Chatra. Counsel Rajesh Kumar Singh for petitioner (no involvement with soil; no criminal antecedent); A.P.P. P.K. Chatterjee for the State opposed. Outcome: petitioner directed to surrender within two weeks and to be released on such terms and conditions or sureties as the learned Court deems fit and proper. Keywords: anticipatory bail, Indian Forest Act Section 33, forest land soil cutting, Chatra, surrender and release.
What did the court decide?
Direction to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks and to be released on such terms and conditions or the sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper.