IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No. 1203 of 2025 1. Ramawtar Yadav, aged about 46 years, Son of Nemdhari Yadav Resident of Village- Bindahni P.O- Pitij and P.S- Rajpur, District- Chatra. 2. Kuldeep Yadav, aged about 30 years Son of Natho Yadav Resident of Village- Chakrawar, P.O- Pitij and P.S- Chatra, District- Chatra. 3. Vikash Kumar Yadav, aged about 43 years Son of Girdhari Yadav Resident of Village- Bindahni P.O- Pitij and P.S- Rajpur, District- Chatra. 4. Lalan Yadav, aged about 31 years, Son of Bhuneshwar Yadav Resident of Village- Chakrawar, P.O- Pitij and P.S- Itkhori, District- Chatra … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand … opp. party Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : None For the State : None 02 / 20.02.25 No one turns up on behalf of either of the parties. Apprehending their arrest, the petitioners have moved this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail in connection with Gidhour P.S. Case No. 65 of 2024 registered under Sections 317 (5), 3(5) of the BNS, 2023, Section 4 (1) (A)/21 of Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957, Rule 54 of Jharkhand Minor Minerals Concession Rules 2004 and Rule 3/9 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017. Perusal of the record reveals that the allegation against the petitioners is that the petitioner nos. 1 and 2 being the owners and the petitioner no. 3 and 4 being the drivers of the tractor, which were seized while transportation of illegally excavated sand. It has been averred in the anticipatory bail application that the allegations against the petitioners are all false and those allegations are general and omnibus in nature. It has further been averred in the anticipatory bail application that that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent, as mentioned in paragraph 15 of the anticipatory bail application. It has also been further averred in the anticipatory bail application that the petitioners are ready and willing to abide by the terms and conditions imposed by the Court. Considering aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Hence, in the event of arrest by the police or surrender within a period of six weeks from the date of this order, the petitioners shall be released on bail on depositing Rs. 5,000/- each as cash security and 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 JMFC, Chatra in connection with Gidhour P.S. Case No. 65 of 2024 subject to the condition that the petitioners will co-operate with the Investigation of the case and will appear before the Investigating Officer as and when noticed by him and will submit mobile number and photocopy of Aadhaar card at the time of surrender in the court below with an undertaking not to change mobile phone number during the pendency of the case along with the other conditions laid down under section 482 (2) of BNSS, 2023. (ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.) Smita/-