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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No. 375 of 2025
1. Gayatri Devi, age about 50 years, Wife of Sri Narendra Kumar Singh, Resident of Village- Udaypura, P.O. & P.S.- Tarhasi, District-- Palamau
2. Abhay Kumar Singh, age about 28 years, Son of Sri Narendra Kumar Singh, Both Resident of Village- Udaypura, P.O. & P.S.- Tarhasi, District- Palamau
… Petitioners
Versus
The State of Jharkhand
… Opp. Party
Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
For the Petitioners : Mr. Manoj Kr. No. 2 , Adv. For the State : Mr. Subodh Kr. Dubey , Addl.PP
02 / 24.01.2025
Heard the parties. Apprehending their arrest, the petitioners have moved this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail in connection with Tarhasi P.S. Case No. 75 of 2024 registered under Sections 303 (2) of BNS, 2023, Section 4/21 of Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957, and Rule 9/13 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner nos. 1 and 2 are respectively the owner and driver of the tractor, which was seized while transporting the illegally excavated sand. It is then submitted that the allegations against the petitioners are all false. It is further submitted by
learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent, as mentioned in paragraph 10 of the anticipatory bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioners are ready to co-operate with the investigation of the case and also undertakes to furnish sufficient security including cash security hence, the petitioners be given the privilege of anticipatory bail.
The learned Addl. PP opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners. Considering aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Hence, in the event of arrest by the police or surrender within a period of six weeks from the date of this
order, the petitioners shall be released on bail on depositing Rs. 5,000/- each as cash security and on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Palamau at Daltonganj in connection with Tarhasi P.S. Case No. 75 of 2024 subject to the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with the Investigation of the case and will appear before the Investigating Officer as and when noticed by him and will submit mobile number and photocopy of Aadhaar card at the time of surrender in the court below with an undertaking not to change mobile phone number during the pendency of the case along with the other conditions laid down under section 482 (2) of BNSS, 2023.
(ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.) Smita/-