2025:JHHC:31118 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.5857 of 2025 Narayan Kumar, son of Sri Haribansh Singh, aged about 37 years, permanent residents of Ramnagar Tola, Ward No. 1, Ramdiri, Post Office - Loverchak, Police Station Matihani, District - Begusarai, Bihar - 851129 …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rahul Kr. Das, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir 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 379 of IPC, under Rule 13 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining transportation and Storage) rules, 2017 and under Rule 54 of Jharkhand Minor Minerals Concession Rules, 2004, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Koderma, in connection with Chandwara P.S. Case No.40 of 2023. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be the senior project manager of the contractor, who was executing a road project. He also submits that the vehicle, on which, the allegations are made of loading the stone boulders have been hired by the said company. He next submits that one of the owners of the vehicle has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.9383 of 2023. He further that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para 15. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits 2025:JHHC:31118 2 that the allegations are there of carrying the stone boulders in the vehicle. 5. In view of the above and considering that the petitioner is employed with the company, who has been assigned the work of executing the road project, the allegations are made that on the vehicle, the stone boulders were loaded and one of the owner has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.9383 of 2023 and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent, 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Koderma, in connection with Chandwara P.S. Case No.40 of 2023, 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