( 2025:JHHC:22860 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 4189 of 2025 Mansur Ansari, aged about 56 years, son of late Najrul Haque Ansari, resident of village Karkari, Post Office Ludra, Police Station- Sisai, District- Gumla ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Ritesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabhu Dayal Agarawal, Spl. P.P ……….. 05/ 11.08.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sisai P.S. Case No. 02/2025, registered under sections 303 (2), 317 (5)/3(5) of BNS, 2023 and under section 4/21 of Jharkhand Mines and Minerals Act, 1957 and under Rule 4/54 of the Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession Rule, 2004, under Rule 7/9 of the Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Minning, Transportation & Storage) Rules, 2017, pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M, Gumla. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that allegation of storage of sand is made and in identical situation accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in A.B.A. No. 1607/2025 and 1679/2025. He submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 15 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits the allegations are there of storage of sand. 5. Considering that in identical situation accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in A.B.A. No. 1607/2025 and 1679/2025 and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 15 of the petition, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner above named, is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M, Gumla, in connection with Sisai P.S. Case No. 02/2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-