2025:JHHC:35876 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6752 of 2025 -------- 1.Mukesh Kumar, aged about 30 years, son of Tilak Saw 2.Krishna Kumar @ Krishna Mahto, aged about 31 years, s/o Sugani Mahto 3.Ajay Kumar, aged about 29 years, son of Nageshwar Saw 4.Hemraj Sahu, aged about 38 years, son of Ganesh Prasad Sahu All r/o Kasiyadih, PO Kasiyadih, PS Tandwa, Pokla @ Kasidih, District Chatra…Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... ………………..Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Ashok Kr. Singh, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Fahad Allam, Advocate ---- 2/01.12.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioners and for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Rajnagar P.S. Case No.49 of 2025, for offence registered under section 316(2), 316(3), 316(5), 318(4), 303(2), 3(5) of BNS, 2023, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, at Seraikella. 3. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that the petitioners happened to be drivers of the vehicle in question and the allegations are made that inferior quality of coal was transported to the informant’s company. He further submits that owner of the vehicle has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.5353 of 2025. He further submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.10. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the petitioners happened to be drivers of the vehicle. 5. Considering that petitioners happened to be drivers of the vehicle in question and owner of the vehicle has been granted anticipatory bail and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as aforesaid, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioners. 6. Accordingly, petitioners, above named, are hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of their surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each, with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, at Seraikella, in connection with Rajnagar P.S. Case No.49 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 01.12.2025 SI/