2025:JHHC:34070 --1-- A.B.A. No. 6461 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6461 of 2025 ---- Aniket Kumar Sahu, aged about 27 years, Sex – Male, S/o Sri Madan Saw, R/o village – Bedwar, PO – Childag, PS – Angara, District – Ranchi, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Nand Kishore Ram, Advocate :- Mr. Aman Kr. Rahul, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Sunil Kumar Dubey, Advocate ---- 02/14.11.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.31689 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Rule 9/11 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rule, 2017 and Sections 4/21 of Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957 and Rule 54 of Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2004 pending in the Court of learned ACJM, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be the owner of the vehicle in question and the allegations are made that 200 cft. sand was loaded. He further submits that the petitioner was carrying the sand on the proper challan contained in Annexure-2. He then submits that the 2025:JHHC:34070 --2-- A.B.A. No. 6461 of 2025 petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.09 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that illegally the sand was being carried in the said vehicle. 5. Considering that the petitioner is the owner of the vehicle in question and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.9 of the petition and Annexure-2 is a document which prima facie suggests that there is transport challan in Form “D”, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned ACJM, Ranchi in connection with Complaint Case No.31689 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 14.11.2025 Sangam/