2025:JHHC:15236 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3230 of 2025 Gurucharan Karmakar, S/o Motilal Karmakar, R/o H.No. 97, Bayamgdil, near Sundernagar Pump House, PO and PS Sundernagar, District East Singhbhum, Jharkhand ….. Petitioner (s) Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. OP(s). CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the petitioner(s) : Mr. Chandrajit Mukherjee, Advocate For the State : Mr. P. K.Chatterjee,APP ----- 02/12.06.2025: This is an application filed by the petitioner praying for grant of anticipatory bail in terms of sections 482 and 484 of Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, as the petitioner has been allegedly implicated in connection with Dhalbhumgarh P.S. Case No. 08 of 2022, for the offences punishable under sections 379, 411, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and under section 4/21 MMDR Act, 1957, 54 of JMMC Rule, 2004 and 7/9/13 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017, pending in the court of learned SDJM,Ghatshila. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the State. 3. The learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner. 4. The petitioner is the driver who was transporting illegal mined 400 CFT quartzite stones. 5. Considering the nature of allegation the petitioner should appear before the learned court below and on his appearance the learned court below will consider the case of the petitioner on its own merits and also taking into consideration the status of other co-accused persons. 6. Accordingly, the present anticipatory bail application is disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J. ) KNR/