( 2025:JHHC:38602 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 7471 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 7471 of 2025 Surendra Singh, aged about 39 years, son of Magi Singh, resident of Village- Mahuatand, P.O. Telaiya Dam, P.S. Barhi, District- Hazaribagh, Jharkhand … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Prem Pujari Roy, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Ruby Pandey, A.P.P. ----- 03/22.12.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Mirzachouki P.S. Case No.54/2025, registered for the offence under Sections 303(2)/317(2)/210 of the BNS, Rules 4/54 of JMMC Rules, Rules 7/9 of the Jharkhand Mineral (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017, pending in the Court of the learned S.D.J.M., Sahebganj. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is happened to be the driver of the Hydraulic Excavator and the allegations are made of using of the said Excavator in loading the stone chips. He then submits that the co-accused persons, who are driver of hywa and owner cum driver of the excavators have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in A.B.A. No.7116 of 2025, A.B.A. No.6978 of 2025, A.B.A. No.7166 of 2025 and A.B.A. No.7188 of 2025. He next submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 5 of this application. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegation is there against the petitioner. ( 2025:JHHC:38602 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 7471 of 2025 5. Considering that the petitioner is the driver of Hydraulic Excavator and he has got no criminal antecedent and co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in the aforesaid A.B.As. and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Sahebganj in connection with Mirzachouki P.S. Case No.54/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 22nd December, 2025 Ajay/