2025:JHHC:29216 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.5368 of 2025 Mayanath Jha aged about 53 years son of Late Dayanath Jha, resident of Village- Baridih, P.O.-Baridih, P.S.- Sidhgora, District- Jamshedpur (East Singhbhum). …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rohit Agarwal, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shailesh Kr. Sinha, A.P.P. ------ 2/22.09.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest for the alleged offences registered under Sections 303(2)/317(5)/3(5) of the BNS, Section 4/21 of the MMDR Act 1957, Rule 54 of the JMMC Regulation, 2004 and Rule 7/9/13 of the Jharkhand Mineral (Prevention of Illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rule 2017of IPC, pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ghatsila, in connection with Dhalbhumgarh P.S. Case No. 34 of 2025. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happens to the owner of the Hywa vehicle and there is allegation of 600 CFT sand was loaded. He further submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para 12 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits illegally sand was being carried. 5. In view of the above and considering that the petitioner is the owner of the Hywa and has got no criminal antecedent, I am inclined 2025:JHHC:29216 2 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ghatsila, in connection with Dhalbhumgarh P.S. Case No. 34 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.) 22.09.2025 R.Kumar