( 2025:JHHC:26633 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 5053 of 2025 Pradeep Kumar Yadav, aged about 31 years, son of Ramkesh Yadav, resident of village Nagda, P.O. and P.S. Balumath, District-Latehar ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Ms. Sonal Pandey, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, A.P.P. 02/ 02.09.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Balumath P.S. Case No. 76/2025, registered under sections 303(2) of BNS, 4/21 of MMDR Act, 1957 under Rule 7, 9 of JM (PIMTS), Rule, 2017 pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Latehar. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is owner-cum-driver of the truck in question and allegation is made that 18 tonnes of coal was loaded on the said truck. She submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 17 of the petition. On these grounds, she submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that illegally the coal was being carried out on the said truck. 5. Considering that petitioner is owner-cum-driver of the truck in question and he has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 17 of the petition, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail ( 2025:JHHC:26633 ) bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Latehar, in connection with Balumath P.S. Case No. 76/2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-