2025:JHHC:37329 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 7022 of 2025 Manohar Kumar aged about 23 years son of Basudeo Yadav, resident of Village Petadiri, PO Pathra, PS Itkhori, District Chatra, State Jharkhand.... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... ………….Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Ms Anshu Kumari, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Prabir Kr Chatterjee, Advocate ---- 4/11.12.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Mayurhand PS Case No.56 of 2025, for offence registered under section 303(2), 317(5), 3(5) of BNS, 2023, Section 21 of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and Rules 4/54 of Jharkhand Minor Minerals Concessions Rules, 2004 and Rule 13 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner is owner cum driver of the tractor in question and the allegation is made that 100 cft sand was being loaded on the said tractor. She further submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.11. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the sand in question was being loaded on the said tractor. 5. Considering that the petitioner is owner cum driver of the tractor in question and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as aforesaid and in course of argument the learned counsel for the petitioner has pointed out that the petitioner was earning his livelihood by way of driving the tractor, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Chatra, in connection with Mayurhand PS Case No.56 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 11.12.2025 SI/