[ 2025:JHHC:37395] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 7105 of 2025 Uttam Bhandari, aged about 38 years, son of Madan Mohan Bhandari, resident of Village Palobera, P.O. Chepkiya, P.S. Purvi Tundi, District Dhanbad (Jharkhand). ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Shekhar Prasad Sinha, Advocate. For the State : Mr. P.D. Agarwal, Spl.P.P. ------ 04/ 12.12.2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Spl.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Purvi Tundi P.S. Case No. 59 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 303(2), 287, 317(5) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the owner-cum-driver of the pick-up van and allegations are made that in the plastic jar, diesel and petrol were tried to be filled up. He next submits that the driver of one of the tanker, in which, diesel and petrol were being carried and allegation of black- marketing has been made, has already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 6988 of 2025. He then submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-14 of the petition. 4. Learned Spl.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of filling up the petrol [ 2025:JHHC:37395] -2- and diesel in the plastic jars. 5. Considering that the petitioner is the owner-cum-driver of the pick-up van and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-14 of the petition and one co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 6988 of 2025, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner, named above, 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad, in connection with Purvi Tundi P.S. Case No. 59 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-12.12.2025 Amitesh/-