2025:JHHC:26381 --1-- A.B.A. No. 4976 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4976 of 2025 ---- 1. Suchit Prasad, aged about 36 years, son of Deepak Saw, resident of village – Karma, PO – Jori Kalan, PS – Bashisthanagar, District – Chatra 2. Pawan Kumar Singh, aged about 28 years, son of Manoj Kumar Singh, resident of Bhagwan Das Muhalla, PO and PS – Chatra, District – Chatra 3. Shatrudhan Bhuiyan, aged about 31 years, S/o Rewa Bhuiyan, resident of Chaur Mohalla, PO and PS – Sadar, District – Chatra .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Rajesh Kr. Singh, Advocate For the State :- Shree Prakash Jha, Advocate ---- 02/01.09.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Bashistanagar P.S. Case No.30 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 303(2) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Sections 4/21 of Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, Rule 4/54 of Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2004 pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner Nos.1 and 2 are owner-cum-driver and petitioner No.3 is the driver of different tractors 2025:JHHC:26381 --2-- A.B.A. No. 4976 of 2025 and the allegations are made that 100 cft. sand was being loaded in the said tractor. He submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.13 of the petition. He further submits that in identical situation one co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.4406 of 2025. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that illegally sand was being carried. 5. Considering that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.13 of the petition and in identical situation one co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.4406 of 2025, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners, above named, are hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of their surrender/arrest, the petitioners, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each, with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra in connection with Bashistanagar P.S. Case No.30 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Sangam/