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( 2025:JHHC:22084 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 4145 of 2025
Bihari Sahu, aged about 41 years, son of Harimohan Sahu, resident of village Larango under P.O. and P.S. Sisai, District-Gumla ...... … Petitioner
Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner
:Mr. Ashok Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kumar Chatterjee, Spl. P.P
……….. 02/ 06.08.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Puso P.S. Case No. 28/2024, registered under 303(2), 317(2) of B.N.S, 2023 and Rule 54 of JMMC Rule, 2004 and under Rules 7, 9 of JMMTS Rule, 2017 and under Section 21 of MMDR Act, 1957, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Gumla.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no concern with the land where the alleged 25 thousand cft sand has been stored. He submits that the petitioner is ready to comply the provisions laid down under section 35(3) of BNSS, Act and will cooperate in the investigation. 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 from the impugned order it appears that inspite of notice the petitioner has not appeared.
5. Considering that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 13 of the petition and the area where the alleged sand has been stored, is being denied, in view of that the petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court and on his surrender the petitioner will be released on bail on the sureties as deem fit and proper by the learned court.
6.
This anticipatory bail application is disposed of.
( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-