2025:JHHC:34981 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.6571 of 2025 1. Vikram Mehta aged about 27 years son of Mahendra Mehta, resident of village Debadauri, P.O. Mandhaniya Police Station - Mayurhand, District - Chatra. 2. Dhaneshwar Mehta, aged about 45 years son of Arjun Mehta Resident of village Cheri P.O. Amjhar police station - Itkhori, District - Chatra 3. Tinku Kumar Mehta, aged about 20 years son of Bachu Prasad Mehta resident of village Nawadih Kalan, P.O. and police station - Padma District - Hazaribag. 4. Pramod Kumar Mehta aged about 35 years son of Keval Mahto resident of village Karma, P.O. Goriya, police station - Padma District - Hazaribag …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Rajesh Kr. Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kr. Chatterjee, Spl. P.P. ------ 2/24.11.2025 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 Mayurhand P.S. case no. 42 of 2025, registered under sections 303 (2) and 317 (5) of Bhartiya Nayay Sanhita 2023, Rule 21 MMDR Act, section, 4/54 of Jharkhand Mines Mineral Concession Rules and section 13 of Jharkhand Mineral (Prevention of Illegal Mining Transportation & storage) Rule 2017, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioner No.1 and 3 are the owners and the petitioner No.2 and 4 are drivers of different tractors and 100 Cft. sand was loaded. He further submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 15 of the petition. 2025:JHHC:34981 2 4. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that illegally sand was being carried. 5. In view of the above and considering that petitioner No.1 and 3 are the owners and the petitioner No.2 and 4 are drivers of different tractors 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class Chatra in connection with Mayurhand P.S. Case No.42 of 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.) 24.11.2025 R.Kumar