2025:JHHC:34039 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.6448 of 2025 Sharifuddin Ansari, aged about 45 yrs. S/o Gayasuddin Ansari, R/o Vill. Pandra, Badjna, P.O. & P.S. Moradih, Dist. Dhanbad. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Shailesh Kr. Singh, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Arpita Sinha, A.P.P. ------ 2/14.11.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Nirsa P.S. Case No.217/2021 registered for the offences under Sections 147, 148, 149, 353, 379, 186, 413, 414, 420 of the IPC, & Sec. 4/21 of MMDR Act & Rule 4/54 of JMMC Rules & 13 of JM(PITS) Rules, pending in the court of, learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that allegations are made that sand has been stored in a particular place to the tune of 02 lakh Cft. He then submits that there are 32 named accused and the name of the accused has been taken by the co- villagers. He also submits that even the person, who has taken the name of the petitioner, whose name has not been disclosed in the FIR. He also submits that the co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.3380 of 2023 and ABA No.7002 of 2024. He further submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para 12 of the petition. 2025:JHHC:34039 2 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that illegally the sand was stored in a particular place. 5. In view of the above and considering that the co-accused have been granted anticipatory bail in aforesaid ABAs and the person who has taken the name of the petitioner, his name has not been disclosed in the FIR and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner above named is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from the date of receipt of the order and on the event of his surrender / arrest, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount of each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad, in connection with Nirsa P.S. Case No.217/2021, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 7. This Anticipatory Bail Application is accordingly allowed and disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 14.11.2025 R.Kumar