( 2025:JHHC:23194 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4303 of 2025 Sanjay Ram, aged about 38 years, son of Rameshwar Ram, resident of Village- Surugaru Kalan, P.O. Bahimar, P.S. Katkamsandi, District- Hazaribagh, Jharkhand … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Manish Yadav, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shiv Shankar Kumar, A.P.P. ----- 02/12.08.2025 The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Gidhour P.S. Case No.63/2023, registered for the offence under Sections 379/404/34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Sections4/4/1(1)(A) of Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation Act and Rule 54 of the Jharkhand Minerals (Pevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules, pending in the Court of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the owner cum driver of the tractor in question. He submits that the allegations are made that 30 CFT sand was loaded on the said vehicle. He further submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 12 of this application. 3. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the notice under Section 41-A Cr.P.C. has not been replied by the petitioner. 4. Considering that the petitioner is the owner cum driver of the tractor in question and he has got no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 12 and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 5. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra in connection with Gidhour P.S. Case No.63/2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Ajay/