( 2025:JHHC:31877) 1 A.B.A. No. 6018 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI -------- A. B. A. No. 6018 of 2025 -------- Krishna Mehta, son of Triveni Mehta, aged about 45 years resident of Village Dari Ghaghar PO Padma PS Sadar District Hazaribagh ……………….Petitioner --Versus-- The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------- For the Petitioners : Mr. Prashant Kr. Rahul, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bishwambhar Shastri, Advocate -------- 02/15.10.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bashistanagar P.S. Case No. 58 of 2025, registered under sections 317(5), 3(5) of BNS, 2023, sections 21 of Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957, under Rule 54 Jharkhand Minor Minerals Concession Rule, 2004, Rule 13 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is the owner of Hywa vehicle and allegations are made that 600 cft stone chips were being carried on each of the vehicle. He further submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 19 of the petition. He then submits that two of the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.5997 of 2025. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. ( 2025:JHHC:31877) 2 A.B.A. No. 6018 of 2025 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that illegally stone chips were being carried on the said vehicles. 5. Considering that petitioner is owner of hywa vehicle and he has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 19 of the petition and two of the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.5997 of 2025, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra, in connection with Bashistanagar P.S. Case No. 58 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.15.10.2025 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) SI/-