2025:JHHC:35190 1 A.B.A. No. 6624 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 6624 of 2025 ---- Bharat Sao, aged about 42 years, son of Sri Jagdish Sao, resident of Village Malakpur, PO Loram, PS Itkhori, District-Chatra, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Shekhar Pd. Gupta, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Advocate ---- 2/25.11.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Itkhori PS Case No.21 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, Rules 4/ 54 of Jharkhand Minor Minerals Concessions Rules, and section 13 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Act, pending in court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that at the site of the house construction 800 cft sand was stored. He further submits that on the basis of the statement made by one of the persons, name of the petitioner has been implicated and even the name of that person is not disclosed in the FIR. He then submits that in the impugned order, the submission is made that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that name of the petitioner was taken by one of the persons. 5. Considering that the person who has taken the name of the 2025:JHHC:35190 2 A.B.A. No. 6624 of 2025 petitioner, the name of such person has not been disclosed in the FIR and the storage of sand by the petitioner is denied by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra, in connection with Itkhori PS Case No.21 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 25.11.2025 SI/