2025:JHHC:28994 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5566 of 2025 ---- Sachin Gope, aged about 22 years son of Mahindra Gope r/o Village Murkunda Patratoli, PO Murkunda PS Gumla, District Gumla, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Kripa Shankar Nanda, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Shiv Shankar Kumar, Advocate ---- 2/19.09.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Gumla P.S. Case No.213 of 2025, for offence registered under section 303(2), 317(5), 3(5) of BNS, 2023, Rules 4 and 54 of Jharkhand Minor Minerals Concessions Rules, 2004, Section 7 and 9 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage), Rules, 2017, pending in court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gumla. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner is driver cum owner of the tractor and the allegations are made that 100 cft sand was being loaded on the said vehicle and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.8. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that illegally the sand was being loaded on the said vehicle. 5. Considering that the petitioner is owner cum driver and he has got no criminal antecedent as aforesaid, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gumla, in connection with Gumla P.S. Case No.213 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 19th Sept., 2025 SI/