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2025:JHHC:33597
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI
A.B.A. No. 6360 of 2025
---- Anil Yadav, aged about 52 years, son of Sahdev Yadav, resident of Village Ghargaon, PO, PS and District Koderma.... Petitioner -- Versus --
The State of Jharkhand
.... Opposite Party
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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
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For the Petitioner
:- Mr. A.K. Sahani, Advocate
For the State
:- Mr. Subodh Kr Dubey, Advocate
---- 2/11.11.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State.
2.
The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Dhanwar P.S. Case No.139 of 2020, for offence registered under section 175, 379, 414 and 411 of the IPC read with Section 4/ 54 of the Jharkhand Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act and Rules 3 and 8 of Jharkhand Mines and Minerals Regulation 2017, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Giridih.
3.
Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner was erstwhile owner of the vehicle in question and allegations are made that mica scrap was loaded in the said vehicle. He further submits that the vehicle in question was sold by way of an agreement by the petitioner to one Krishna Mehta.
4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that vehicle in question is still existing in the name of the petitioner.
5. Considering that petitioner happened to be owner of the said vehicle and the allegations are made that mica scrap was being loaded on the said vehicle and the statement is made in paragraph no.8 that by way of agreement the said vehicle has been sold to one Krishna Mehta and that fact has also come in the paragraph no.39 of the case diary which has also come in the impugned order, 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, Giridih, in connection with Dhanwar P.S. Case No.139 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.
( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 11.11.2025 SI/