( 2025:JHHC:24619 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 4603 of 2025 Sikendra Yadav aged about 40 years, son of Mani Yadav, resident of Aurugerua, P.O.and P.S. Hunterganj, District-Chatra ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mrs. Sadhna Kumar, Advocate Ms. Shivani Bakshi, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kumar Chatterjee, Spl. P.P. 04/ 21.08.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Hunterganj P.S. Case No. 93/2025, registered under sections 318(5), 3 (5) of BNS, 2023 and under section 4/21 of MMDR Act and under Rule 54 Jharkhand Minor Minerals Concession Rule, 2004, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is owner of tractor in question and allegation is made that 100 cft illegal sand was loaded on the said tractor. She submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 11 of the petition. On these grounds, she submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that illegal sand was loaded on the said tractor. 5. Considering that petitioner is driver of tractor in question and he has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 11 of the petition, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner 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 Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Chatra, in connection with Hunterganj P.S. Case No. 93/2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-