( 2025:JHHC:28649 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 5477 of 2025 1. Ajay Yadav, aged about 24 years, son of Munshi Yadav 2. Rohit Kumar, aged about 22 years, son of Munshi Yadav Both are resident of village Birsodih, P.O. Birsodih, P.S. Jainagar, District- Koderma ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Mr. Randhir Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabit Kumar Chatterjee, Spl.P.P. 02/ 18.09.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Jainagar P.S. Case No. 159 of 2025, registered under sections 317 (4) of BNS, 2023, Rule 13 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017, Rule 54 of Jharkhand Minor Minerals Concession Rule, 2004, pending in the Court of learned SDJM, Koderma. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner no.1 is owner and petitioner no.2 is driver of the tractor in question and allegation is made that 100 cft sand was loaded on the said tractor. He submits that petitioners have no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 11 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that illegally sand was loaded on the said tractor. 5. Considering that petitioner no.1 is owner and petitioner no.2 is driver of the tractor in question and they have no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 11 of the petition, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail ( 2025:JHHC:28649 ) to the petitioners. Accordingly, the above named, petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand)each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned SDJM, Koderma, in connection with Jainagar P.S. Case No. 159 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.18.09.2025 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-