( 2025:JHHC:14549 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3049 of 2025 Avinash Pandey, aged about 35 years, Son of Late Dharmraj Pandey, resident of Lotus, B0-01, Aishvarya Garden, P.O. & P.S.-Sonari, District- Jamshedpur. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ….. Opp. Party --------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN -------- For the Petitioner : Mrs. Jasvindar Mazumdar, Advocate. Mr. Rohan Mazumdar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Manoj Kumar Mishra, A.P.P. --------- Order No. 02/Dated: 05th June, 2025 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioner has moved before this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail from apprehending his arrest in connection with Galudih P.S. Case No. 59 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 303(2) and 317(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 4/21 of Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957, Section 4/54 of Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2004 and Section 13 Jharkhand Minerals ( Prohibition of Illegal Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case due to some ulterior motive. It is further submitted that the name of the petitioner is not involved in illegal mining. Petitioner has no concern with the alleged seized coal, raw bricks and sand. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent. As such, he may be extended the privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned A.P.P. opposed the prayer of the petitioner for grant of bail. 5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of this case, I am inclined to extend privilege of anticipatory bail to this petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrendering, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rs. Twenty Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Ghatsila. 6. It is made clear that petitioner shall co-operate with the investigation / trial. If the petitioner will not co-operate with the investigation / trial, the State would be at liberty to take appropriate action. (Deepak Roshan, J.) Simran-Aditi/