2025:JHHC:31065 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.5851 of 2025 Nirmal Marandi, aged about 30 years, son of Titu Marandi, Resident of Village Choroinala, Khokhra Pahari, P.O. & P.S. – Mugma, District- Dhanbad …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rohal Mazumdar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kr. Chatterjee, Spl. P.P. ------ 2/08.10.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest for the alleged offences registered under Sections 317(5) of Bharatiya Nayay Sanhita, 2023, under Section 21 of Mines and Minerals Development & regulation) Act, 1957, under section 13 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage), Rules 2017, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad, in connection with Nirsa (Kalubathan O.P) P.S. Case No.247 of 2025. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the Petitioner happens to be the owner of the tractor and the allegations are made of carrying of the coal. He further submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para 18 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of illegally carrying the coal. 5. In view of the above and considering that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and the petitioner is the owner of the tractor in question and in the seizure list, quantity of coal is not disclosed, I 2025:JHHC:31065 2 am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner above named is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from the date of receipt of the order and on the event of his surrender / arrest, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount of each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad, in connection with Nirsa (Kalubathan O.P) P.S. Case No.247 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 7. This Anticipatory Bail Application is accordingly allowed and disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 08.10.2025 R.Kumar