2025:JHHC:31530 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.5970 of 2025 Md. Akil Ahmad, aged about 34 years, S/o Md. Kasim Ansari, R/o Asna Pani, Kathara, P.O. & P.S. Gomia, District Bokaro (Jharkhand) …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Baibhaw Gahlaut, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Vandana Bharti, A.P.P. ------ 2/13.10.2025 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 under Sections 414 r/w Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, Rules 4(1), 4(1)A & 21 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, Rule 54 of the Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2004 and Rules 9 & 13 of the Jharkhand Mines (Prevention of Illegal Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bokaro, in connection with Balidih P.S. Case No. 177 of 2024. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be the owner of one of the four tractors and the allegations are there that on the tractors, 100 CFT sand was loaded. He further submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para 12 of the petition. He also submits that other co-accused have been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.4194 of 2025 and in ABA No.7456 of 2024. 2025:JHHC:31530 2 4. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that illegally sand was being carried. 5. In view of the above and considering that petitioner is the owner of one of the tractors, the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and other co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail in aforesaid ABAs, I 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bokaro, in connection with Balidih P.S. Case No. 177 of 2024, 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.) 13.10.2025 R.Kumar