2025:JHHC:29632 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5671 of 2025 Sita Ram Bhuiyan @ Sita Ram, aged about 46 years, Son of Sobran Bhuiyan, resident of Village- Petadiri, P.O.- Pathra, P.S.- Itkhori, District- Chatra. … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mrs. Neeharika Mazumdar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sinha, A.P.P. ----- 02/24.09.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Mayurhand P.S. Case No.33 of 2025, registered for the offences under Sections 303(2), 317(5), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, under Section 4/21 of Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957, under Section 4/54 Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2004, under Section 7/9/13 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage Rules, 2017 pending in the Court of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is owner of the tractor and the allegations levelled against him is that petitioner had loaded 1200CFT sand upon the 12 tractors. He further submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent except the present case. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of illegally carrying the sand. 2025:JHHC:29632 2 5. Considering that the petitioner is the owner of tractor and he has no criminal antecedent and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Chatra in connection with Mayurhand P.S. Case No.33 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 24th September, 2025 Simran/