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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
A.B.A. No.409 of 2025
------ Prem Ranjan, aged about 41 years, Son of Upendra Choudhary, resident of Chakdaulat, Samastipur, P.O. and P.S. Samastipur, District- Samastipur (Bihar).
.... .... …. Petitioner
Versus
The State of Jharkhand.
.... .... .... Opposite Party
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CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
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For the Petitioner : Mr. Ayush Kumar Verma, Advocate
For the State
: Mr. Prabir Kumar Chatterjee, Spl.P.P
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Order No.02 Dated-24-01-2025
Heard the parties.
Apprehending his arrest in connection with Angara P.S. Case No.108 of 2024 instituted under Sections 303(2)/317(5)/3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023, Sections 4/21 of Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, Rule 4/54 of J.M.M.C. Rules and Rule 7/13 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privileges of anticipatory bail.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner is the owner of truck bearing registration No. JH-10BG-5071 which was seized by police while being involved in transportation of illegally excavated stone chips. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. Drawing attention of this court towards para-12 of the instant bail application, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is next submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the investigation of the case and to furnish sufficient security including cash security. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be given the privileges of anticipatory bail.
Learned Spl.P.P appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
Considering the submissions of learned counsels and the facts and circumstances stated above, I am inclined to grant privileges of anticipatory
bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within six weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrendering, he will be enlarged on bail on depositing Rs.20,000/- as cash security and 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, Ranchi in connection with Angara P.S. Case No.108 of 2024 with the condition that he will co-operate with the investigation of the case and appear before the investigating officer as and when noticed by him and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the pendency of the case and further conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Saroj/