( 2025:JHHC:26350 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 4738 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4738 of 2025 Abul Kasim, aged about 37 years, S/o Mainul Hak, R/o Ishakpur, P.O. Rahaspur, P.S. Pakur (M), Dist.- Pakur (Jharkhand)- 816107 … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Md. Asadul Haque, Advocate Md. Faruque Ansari, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabhu Dayal Agarwal, Spl.P.P. ----- 04/01.09.2025 The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Pakur (M) P.S. Case No.162/2025, registered for the offence under Section 318(4) of the BNS and under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, pending in the Court of the learned S.D.J.M. at Pakur. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the owner cum driver of the tractor and the allegations are made that 72 quintals of rice was loaded on the tractor from FCI godown and only 21 quintals of rice has been delivered and rest have been kept in the tractor. He submits that rest of 51 quintals rice has not been unloaded because of heavy rain. He further submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 7 of this application. 3. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that 51 quintals rice was kept in the vehicle. 4. Considering that 21 quintals rice was already delivered, however, it has been pointed out that due to heavy rain rest of 51 quintals rice was not unloaded and further considering that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. ( 2025:JHHC:26350 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 4738 of 2025 5. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Pakur in connection with Pakur (M) P.S. Case No.162/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Ajay/