2025:JHHC:33922 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.6443 of 2025 1. Sanjay Kumar Singh aged about 25 years, son of Santu Singh, Resident of Village: Ameberadih, Baghima, Post Office: & Police Station- Palkot, District- Gumla. 2. Sunil Kumar Sahu, aged about 32 years, son of Jitu Sahu; Resident of Village-Tetarvira, Karanj, Post Office & Police Station- Bharno, District- Gumla. …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Ritesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Chatterjee, Spl. PP ------ 2/13.11.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioners and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Gumla P.S. Case No. 294/2025, registered for the offence under Sections 303(2)/317(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and under Rule 4/54 of Jharkhand Minor Minerals Concession Rule 2004 and under Rule 7/9 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rule, 2017; pending before the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gumla. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are the owner and driver of different tractors and the allegations are made 100 Cft. sand were loaded on the tractors. He then submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 22 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that illegally sand were carried on different tractors. 5. In view of the above and considering that the petitioners are 2025:JHHC:33922 2 owner and driver respectively and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners above named are directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from the date of receipt of the order and on the event of their surrender / arrest, they shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty-Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount of each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gumla, in connection with Gumla P.S. Case No. 294/2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 7. This Anticipatory Bail Application is accordingly allowed and disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 13.11.2025 R.Kumar