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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
A.B.A. No. 4220 of 2025
1. Saim Ansari, aged about 40 years, S/o Kadir Mian, residence of Village House No. 79, Baramsoli, P.O. Baramsoli, P.S.-Palojori, District- Deoghar (Jharkhand).
2. Ajay Kumar, aged about 29 years, S/o Chandra Sekhar Singh, residence of Village Kunjora, P.O. Kunjora, P.S.-Palajori, District- Deoghar (Jharkhand).
..... … Petitioners
Versus The State of Jharkhand
..... … Opposite Party
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CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajeeva Sharma, Sr. Advocate.
: Mr. Om Prakash, Advocate. For the State
: Mr. P.D. Agarwal, Spl.P.P.
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05/ 11.08.2025 Heard learned senior counsel for the petitioner and learned Spl.P.P. appearing for the State.
2.
The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Amrapara P.S. Case No. 17 of 2025, registered for the offences under Sections 317(5), 61(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 30(ii) of Coal Mines Act, pending in the court of learned C.J.M., Pakur.
3.
Mr. Rajeeva Sharma, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner No. 1 is the driver and petitioner No. 2 is the owner of the truck in question. He submits that it has been alleged that the illegal coal was being transported on the said truck. He further submits that the coal in question was purchased one and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-7 of the present petition.
4.
Learned Spl.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the documents with respect to purchase of the
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coal in question have not been annexed with the present anticipatory bail petition.
5.
From the impugned order, it appears that the notice under Section 35(3) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been issued upon the petitioners and in view of that and considering the
judgment of Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil Versus Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr., reported in (2022) 10 SCC 51, the petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and the learned Court will release the petitioners on the terms and conditions or on the appropriate sureties as may deem fit and proper by the learned Court.
(Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Amitesh/-