She surrendered before Judicial Magistrate S K Maharaja.
Barla, the convener of the Adivasi-Moolvasi Astitva Raksha Manch, had led an agitation at Angara in Ranchi district to demand job cards under MG-NREGA after which the police filed an FIR.
Following an arrest warrant and her failure to surrender, the court declared her as an absconder.