2025:JHHC:28783 --1-- A.B.A. No. 5514 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5514 of 2025 ---- 1. Rajendra Dangi, aged about 30 years, son of Parmeshwar Dangi, resident of village – Hurmud, Simariya, PO and PS – Hurmud, District – Chatra, Jharkhand 2. Ravi Dangi @ Ravi Kumar Dangi, aged about 30 years, son of Rohan Dangi @ Rohan Mahto, resident of village – Barwadih, PO and PS – Simariya, District - Chatra .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Ms. Anshu Kumari, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Sunil Kumar Dubey, Advocate ---- 05/18.09.2025 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 Simariya P.S. Case No.10 of 2025 for the alleged offences registered under Sections 303(2), 317 and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Section 21 of Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957, Rule 54 of Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2004 and under Rule 7 and 13 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rule, 2017 pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that 2025:JHHC:28783 --2-- A.B.A. No. 5514 of 2025 false allegations are made against the petitioners of storing illegal sand on the particular land. She further submits that in identical situation one of the co-accused, who is petitioner No.1 in that case, has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.5086 of 2025. She then submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.11 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the anticipatory bail application of petitioner Nos.2 and 3 in ABA No.5086 of 2025 has been withdrawn with liberty to move before the learned Court. 5. Considering that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.11 of the petition and even the land of the petitioners have been denied and one of the co- accused has been directed to surrender before the learned Court and the direction has been further there to release him and in that view of the matter the petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks and the learned Court shall release the petitioners on such terms and conditions or the sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 18.09.2025 Sangam/