2025:JHHC:30373 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5756 of 2025 Rajendra Mandal @ Rajendra Kumar Mandal, aged about 51 years, Son of Siwan Saw, resident of Village- Nagarkhara, P.O. and P.S.- Koderma, District- Koderma … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Randhir Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Vandana Bharti, A.P.P. ----- 02/26.09.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Dhab P.S. Case No.02 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109(1), 121(1), 121(2), 132, 303(2), 317(2), 324(5), 324(6), 62 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Section 21(1) of the MMDR Act, Section 54 JMMC Rules and Sections 33, 33(A), 42(1) of Indian Forest Act pending in the Court of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Koderma. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the false allegations have made against the petitioner of illegally mining the green stones and the allegations have been made against the 40-50 persons of excavating and 38 persons are named in the FIR and Petitioner is not named in the FIR. He then submits that one of the person, who has been named in the FIR has been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 4592 of 2023 vide order dated 21.08.2025. 2025:JHHC:30373 2 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations of excavating in the forest area are there. 5. Considering that the co-accused has been granted bail in A.B.A. No. 4592 of 2023 and allegations are there against 40 to 50 persons and, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Koderma in connection with with Dhab P.S. Case No.02 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: 26th September, 2025 Simran/