[ 2025:JHHC:23075] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4231 of 2025 Navneel Sahana, aged about 48 years, son of Late Sachin Sahana, resident of House No. 569, 3rd Floor, Dr. Mukherjee Nagar, P.O. and P.S. North West Delhi, District Delhi. At present residing at Sahana Road, Koderma, P.O. and P.S. Koderma, District Koderma, Jharkhand. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. N.K. Chatterjee, Advocate. For the State : Mr. B. Shastri, A.P.P. ------ 04/ 11.08.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Koderma P.S. Case No. 14 of 2025, registered for the alleged offence under Sections 303(2), 317(2), 318(2), 336(3), 338 and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Rule 13 of the Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017 and Rule-54 of Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2004, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Koderma. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be the owner of the factory and it is alleged that stone chips are being transported in a truck for the factory of the petitioner. He submits that the driver and owner of the said truck have already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail n A.B.A. No. 1913 of 2025 by the co-ordinate bench of this court. He further submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-13 of the petition. 4. Learned Spl.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of transportation of [ 2025:JHHC:23075] -2- stone chips for the factory of the petitioner. 5. Considering that the driver and owner of the truck in question have already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail by the co-ordinate bench and nothing has been recovered from the factory premises of the petitioner and further petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para- 13 of the petition, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner, named above, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Koderma, in connection with Koderma P.S. Case No. 14 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Amitesh/-