2025:JHHC:35187 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6622 of 2025 ---- Deepak Kumar aged about 44 years son of Radheshayam Prasad, resident of Village Badaka Balumath, PO Balumath, PS Balumath, District Latehar, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Shahid Younus, Advocate For the State :- Mr. V.K. Vashistha, Advocate ---- 2/25.11.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Balumath PS Case No.93 of 2025, for offence registered under section 303(2), 317(4), 318(4), 338, 336(4) of BNS, 2023 and Section 30(ii) of Coal Mines Act, Section 21 of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act and Rule 13 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017, pending in court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Latehar. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner is owner of the tractor in question and allegations are made that 25 tons of coal was loaded on said vehicle. He further submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.6. He then submits that alleged occurrence is of 10.8.2025 whereas seizure list was prepared on 11.8.2025. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that illegally the coal was being carried on the said vehicle. 5. Considering that petitioner is owner and he has got no criminal antecedent and alleged occurrence is of 10.8.2025 whereas seizure list was prepared on 11.8.2025, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Latehar, in connection with Balumath PS Case No.93 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/