1 A.B.A. No. 5564 of 2025 2025:JHHC:28941 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5564 of 2025 ---- Hiralal Mahto aged about 27 years sex Male son of Kewal Mahto, r/o Khapia, PO and PS Keredari, Dist. Hazaribagh, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Rupesh Kumar, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate ---- 4/19.09.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Burmu PS Case No.25 of 2023, for offence registered under section 414 of IPC Section 4 and 54 of Jharkhand Minor Minerals Concessions Rules, 2004, Section 4 and 21 of Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation Act, 1957 and Section 7,9 and 13 of Prevention of Illegal Mining Prevention of Mining Transportation and Storage Rules, 2017, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case and petitioner happened to be owner cum driver of the tractor (Turbo Vehicle) and allegations are made that 200 cft stone chips were seized. He further submits that no criminal antecedents are there against the petitioner as disclosed in para 19 of the petition. He then submits that two accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.1176 of 2025 and ABA No.7239 of 2025 and others have also been granted anticipatory bail in light of Annexure- Series. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that there are allegations that 200 cft stone chips were seized. 2 A.B.A. No. 5564 of 2025 5. Considering that petitioner happened to be owner cum driver of the tractor (Turbo Vehicle) and there is no criminal antecedents against the petitioner as well as two accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.1176 of 2025 and ABA No.7239 of 2025 and others have also been granted anticipatory bail in light of Annexure- Series, 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 Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Ranchi, in connection with Burmu PS Case No.25 of 2023, 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/