( 2025:JHHC:29413 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 5645 of 2025 Lalan Paswan, age about 41 years, son of Jhingo Paswan, resident of village- English Lagar, P.O. Lagar, P.S. Parbatta, District-Khagaria, Bihar ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Santosh Kr. Soni, Advocate For the State : Mr. Manoj Kr. Mishra, A.P.P. 05/ 23.09.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Mirzachowki P.S. Case No. 15/2024, registered under sections 175, 379, 411 of the I.P.C., Rule, 4, 54 of JMMC, Rule, 2004, Rule 7, 9 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017 pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M, Sahebganj. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is owner-cum-driver of hywa and allegation is made that 300 cft stone chips was loaded on the said vehicle. He further submits that 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 that illegally stone chips was being carried in the said vehicle. 5. Considering that petitioner is owner-cum-driver of hywa and he 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 above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the ( 2025:JHHC:29413 ) 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, Sahebganj, in connection with Mirzachowki P.S. Case No. 15/2024, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.23.09.2025 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-