2025:JHHC:29519 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.5420 of 2025 Mukesh Kumar Singh …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajesh Kr. Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kr. Chatterjee, Spl. P.P. ------ 2/23.09.2025 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 317(5), 3(5) of Bhartiya Nayay Sanhita 2023, section 21 of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act 1957, section 54 of Jharkhand Mines Mineral Concession Rules 2004 and sections 7/13 of Jharkhand Mineral (Prevention of Illegal Mining Transportation & storage) Rule 2017, pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra, in connection with Simariya P.S. Case No.88 of 2025. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the driver of the tractor and the allegations are made that 100 CFT sand was loaded in the tractor in question. He further submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para 15 of the petition. He then submits that other co- accused has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.4761 of 2025. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of illegally carrying the sand. 5. In view of the above and considering that the petitioner has got 2025:JHHC:29519 2 no criminal antecedent and petitioner is the driver of the tractor and other co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.4761 of 2025, 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra, in connection with Simariya P.S. Case No.88 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.) 23.09.2025 R.Kumar