[2025:JHHC:35906] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6789 of 2025 1. Rahul Kumar aged about 33 years son of Ashok Ram Resident of Chour Muhalla, P.O. and police station-Chatra District - Chatra 2. Ayush Raj aged about 23 years son of Rajesh Singh Resident of village Ghurnadih, P.O. Baraini Police station Chatra, District – Chatra. 3. Suman Kumar Singh aged about 25 years son of Manoj Singh Resident of Bhagwandas, P.O and police station Chatra, District - Chatra. ..... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P. ------ 03/ 01.12.2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned P.P. appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Bashisthanager P.S. Case No. 52 of 2025, registered for the offences under Sections 317(5) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Rule-4/54 of Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2004, Section 21 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and Rule 9/13 of the Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that all these petitioners are the owners-cum-drivers of respective trollies [2025:JHHC:35906] -2- and allegations are made that on each of the trollies, 30-40 CFT sand was found loaded. He next submits that the said sand was loaded for their personal use. He then submits that the petitioners are having no criminal antecedents and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-14 of the petition. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that illegally the sand was loaded. 5. Considering that the petitioners are the owners-cum-drivers of respective trollies and the sand was loaded for the personal use and further petitioners are having no criminal antecedents and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-14 of the petition, I am inclined to provide privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners, named above, are hereby directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today, and in the event of their surrender/arrest, the petitioners, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each, with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra, in connection with Bashisthanager P.S. Case No. 52 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-01.12.2025 Amitesh/-