( 2025:JHHC:22266 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 4150 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4150 of 2025 1. Suresh Dangi, aged about 54 years, son of Bigan Dangi, resident of Village- Hurnali, P.O. Pitiz, P.S. Itkhori, District- Chatra 2. Nakul Yadav @ Nalal Yadav, aged about 35 years, son of Lekha Yadav, resident of Village- Hurnali, P.O. Pitiz, P.S. Itkhori, District- Chatra … Petitioners -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioners : Mr. Sushant Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kumar Chattejree, Spl.P.P. ----- 02/07.08.2025 The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Gidhour P.S. Case No.35/2025, registered for the offence under Sections 317(5), 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Rule 54, 4 of the Jharkhand Mines Mineral Concession Rules, 2004, Section 4, 21 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and Rules 7, 9 and 13 of Jharkhand Mineral (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017, pending in the Court of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Chatra. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are happened to be owners cum drivers of the seized tractors and the allegations are made that 100 CFT sand was loaded on the said tractors. He further submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedents, as has been disclosed in paragraph 15 of this application. 3. Mr. Chattejree, learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the sand was illegally loaded in the tractors. 4. Considering that the petitioners are owners cum drivers of the tractors in question and they have got no criminal antecedents and in the attending ( 2025:JHHC:22266 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 4150 of 2025 facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 5. Accordingly, the above-named petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Chatra in connection with Gidhour P.S. Case No. 35/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 6. Accordingly, this application is disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Ajay/