2025:JHHC:34227 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6488 of 2025 ---- Dhiraj Kumar Mandal, aged about 25 years son of Dilip Kumar Mandal, resident of Village Ghatiyali, PO and PS Pindrajora, District Bokaro .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Advocate ---- 2/17.11.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Pindrajora PS Case No.139 of 2025, for offence registered under section 317(5), 3(5) of BNS, 2023 and section 4(1), 4(1)A, 21, 54, 9, 13 of Mines and Minierals (Development and Regulation) Act, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Bokaro. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner is owner of the seized tractor and the allegations are made that 100 cft sand was being carried in the said tractor. He further submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.11 of the petition. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that illegally the said sand was being carried in the said tractor. 5. Considering that the petitioner is the owner and has got no criminal antecedent as aforesaid, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Bokaro, in connection with Pindrajora PS Case No.139 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 17.11.2025 SI/