( 2025:JHHC:30323 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5744 of 2025 Atish Ram, aged about 24 years, S/o Karampal Ram, R/o Village- Sarita, Harijan Toli, P.O. & P.S. Kamdara, District- Gumla (Jharkhand) … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Kripa Shankar Nanda, Advocate For the State : None ----- 02/26.09.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Nobody has appeared on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Kamdara P.S. Case No.27/2025, registered for the offence under Sections 303(2)/3(5) of the BNS and Section 21 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, Rule 54 of Jharkhand Minor Minerals Concession Rules, 2004 and Rule 8/9 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017, pending in the Court of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gumla. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that false allegations are made of storage of 45000 cft. sand on a particular land. He further submits that the petitioner has nothing to do with the said land and even the sand has not been stored by the petitioner. He also submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. 4. Nobody has appeared on behalf of the State. 5. Regard being had to the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of his arrest/ surrender, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gumla in connection with Kamdara P.S. Case No.27/2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 26th September, 2025 Ajay/