2025:JHHC:26352 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4952 of 2025 ---- Anil Munda aged about 49 years son of Mangra Munda resident of Village Birhu PO Birhu PS Khunti Dist Khunti Jharkhand.... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Vinay Kumar, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Manoj Kumar Mishra, Advocate ---- 2/01.09.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Khunti P.S. Case No.81 of 2023, for offence registered under section 414 of IPC Rule 4/21 of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, Rule 54 of Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2004, Rule 7,9,13 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rakes,2017, pending in court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khunti. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner is driver of the vehicle and owner of another tractor has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.772 of 2024 and ABA No.817 of 2024 and allegation is made that 100 cft stone chips were being carried on the said vehicle. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that illegally the said stone chips were being carried on the said vehicle. 5. Considering that in identical situation two of the co-accused have been granted anticipatory bail as aforesaid and the petitioner is happened to be driver of the vehicle, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khunti, in connection with Khunti P.S. Case No.81 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) SI/