2025:JHHC:26472 1 A.B.A. No. 4967 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4967 of 2025 ---- 1.Mahender Prasad Singh @ Mahendra Prasad Singh, aged 54 yrs, son of Nand Kishore Singh resident of Village Hiring PO and PS Hunterganj District Chatra 2.Dharmendra Kumar Singh aged about 47 years son of Braj Kishore Singh, resident of Village Khunti Kewal PO and PS Hunterganj Dist Chatra 3.Rajeev Ranjan Singh aged about 40 years son of Uday Narayan Singh resident of Village Khunti Kewal PO and PS Hunterganj District Chatra 4.Vikash Kumar aged about 28 years son of Gopal Prasad Singh, resident of Village Khunti Kewal PO and PS Hunterganj District Chatra... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .................. Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Abhay Kr.Chaturvedy , Advocate For the State :- Ms Ruby Pandey, Advocate ---- 2/01.09.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioners and for State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Hunterganj PS Case No.99 of 2025, for offence registered under section 317(5), 3(5) of BNS, section 4/21 of Mines and Mineral Development and Regulation Act, section 54 of Jharkhand Mines and Mineral Concession Rules, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class Chatra. 3. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that petitioners are driver cum owner of four different four tractors and allegation is made that 100 cft sand was being carried by said tractors and petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 16 and one coaccused persons has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.4518 of 2025. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that allegation is there of illegally carrying 100 cft sand on the vehicle. 5. Considering that petitioners are the driver cum owner of four of 2025:JHHC:26472 2 A.B.A. No. 4967 of 2025 the vehicles and they have got no criminal antecedent as aforesaid, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioners. 6. Accordingly, petitioners, above named, are hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of their surrender/arrest, petitioners, 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 Judicial Magistrate First Class Chatra, in connection with Hunterganj PS Case No.99 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) SI/