( 2025:JHHC:14542 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3042 of 2025 Sidhu Kumar Singh, aged about 31 years, Son of Kapildeo Singh, resident of Village- Sauniya, P.O. & P.S.- Itkhori, District- Chatra. .... Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ….. Opp. Party --------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN -------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Sushant Kumar Sinha, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Manoj Kr. 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 Itkhori P.S. Case No. 56 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 4, 54 of the Jharkhand Mines and Minerals Subsidy, 2004 and Sections 4, 21 of the Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case due to village politics. It is further submitted that petitioner was not present at the place of occurrence and the fact of the case is that police officials have taken the aforesaid tractor from the house of the petitioner, but there was no sand loaded on it. No incriminating article has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. Petitioner is a working farmer and 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 Additional Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 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/