2025:JHHC:27968 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.5314 of 2025 Hasan Ansari aged about 60 years S/O Late Surmli Myan R/O Village - Karkari P.O. Karkari P.S.- Sisai, District- Gumla (Jharkhand). …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Kirpa Shankar Nanda, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Ruby Pandey, A.P.P. ------ 3/12.09.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sisai P.S. Case No. 2 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 303 (2)/317(5), 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023, under Section 7/9 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rule, 2017 and under Section 4/54 of Jharkhand Minor Minerals Concession Rule 2004 and under Section 4/21 of Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act 1957, pending in the Court of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Gumla. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the father of the one of the co-accused and in view of that he has been made accused. He further submits that the false allegations are made of storage of sand. He further submits that one of the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.4189 of 2025. He Further submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. 2025:JHHC:27968 2 4. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that allegations of storage of sand are there. 5. In view of the above and considering that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and in identical situation co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail and it was pointed out that the petitioner is the father of one of the co-accused, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner above named is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from the date of receipt of the order and on the event of his surrender / arrest, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount of each to the satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Gumla, in connection with Sisai P.S. Case No. 2 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 7. This Anticipatory Bail Application is accordingly allowed and disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) R.Kumar