1 A.B.A. No. 5255 of 2025 2025:JHHC:27619 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5255 of 2025 ---- Piyush Kumar, aged about 27 years son of Krishna Kumar Das r/o Police Line Road, Near Durga Mandap, Barwadih, PO Giridih and PS Giridih Town, Dist.Giridih, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Rishu Ranjan, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Shailesh Kr Sinha, Advocate ---- 2/10.09.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bengabad PS Case No.113 of 2025, for offence registered under section 467, 468, 420 of IPC, section 4 and 21 of Mines and Mineral Development and Regulation Act, Rule 4 and 54 of Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concessions Rules and Rule 7 and 9 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017, pending in court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate Giridih. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that at the alleged place there was no storage of stone chips. He submits that in the year 2017 the crusher unit was installed by M/s Shri Sai Stone Crusher at Khata No.15 plot no.719(part) and in pursuance there to the said crusher got clearance from various department including department of Forest, Environment and Climate Change vide letter no.2527 dated 19.12.2017. He submits that false allegation has been made that the stone chips were stored there and petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 16 of the petition. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the allegations are made of storage of the said stone chips and consent to 2 A.B.A. No. 5255 of 2025 operate was taken by way of manipulating the documents. 5. Considering that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as aforesaid and the said crusher was taken on lease from Shri Sai Stone Crusher and even stone chips were not stored at the alleged place, 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 Giridih, in connection with Bengabad PS Case No.113 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) SI/