2025:JHHC:21761 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4030 of 2025 ---- Prakash Mahto, aged about 32 yrs, s/o Jagdew Mahto, r/o village Chota Ulatu, PO & PS Ormanjhi dist. Ranchi .... Petitioner -- Versus – State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner: - Mr. A.K. Chaturvedy, Advocate For the State:- Ms. Ruby Pandey, A.P.P ---- 02/04.08.2025 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Gola P.S. Case No. 125 of 2025, registered for the alleged offence under Section 317(5) & 3(5) of BNS, 2023, Section 30(ii) of Coal Mines Act, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Ramgarh. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegations is that 5-6 tones coal were loaded on the pick-up van which was registered in the name of this petitioner. He further submits that said pick-up van was driven by the driver of this petitioner. He further submits that there is no criminal antecedent against this petitioner which is mentioned at paragraph 13 of this application. He further submits that compliance of Section 35(3) of BNSS has already been made by the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and submits that vehicle in question is registered in the name of this petitioner. 5. Considering the fact that the petitioner happens to be the owner of the vehicle in question, he was not driving the vehicle and he has got no criminal antecedent, I am inclined to allow the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner- above named is hereby directed to surrender before the learned court within four weeks from today, and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Ramgarh in connection with Gola P.S. Case No. 125 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Anjali/-cp3