IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 615 of 2025 ------ Niraj Pandey, aged about 36 years, son of Dinanath Pandey, resident of Village –Oini, P.O. –Oini, P.S. –Karma, District – Sonbhadra (U.P.), present address –Shivalaya Construction Company, Camp Office at Village –Sultani, P.O. & P.S. – Hariharganj, District –Palamau (Jharkhand) … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mrs. Richa Lal, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vishwanath Roy, Addl. P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 29.01.2025 Heard the parties. Apprehending his arrest, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail in connection with Chhattarpur P.S. Case No.169 of 2023 registered under sections 414/34 of the Indian Penal Code, under Section 21 of the Minor and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and Rule 54 of the Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2004. The Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner is the driver of the Hywa Truck which was seized by the police for being involved in transportation of illegally extracted stone boulders. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para-19 of the instant anticipatory bail application. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes to furnish sufficient security including cash security and also undertakes to cooperate with the investigation of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be given the privilege of anticipatory bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail. Considering the submissions of the counsels and the fact as discussed above, I am of the opinion that it is a fit case where the abovenamed petitioner be given the privilege of anticipatory bail. Hence, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from the date of this order, he shall be released on bail on depositing cash security of Rs.20,000/- and on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate -1st Class, Palamau at Daltonganj, in connection with Chhattarpur P.S. Case No.169 of 2023 with the condition that the petitioner will cooperate with the investigation of the case and appear before the Investigating Officer as and when noticed by him and will furnish his mobile number and a copy of his Aadhar Card in the court below with the undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the pendency of the case subject to the conditions laid down under section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Sonu/Gunjan-