2026:JHHC:267 1 A.B.A. No.7525 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 7525 of 2025 ---- 1.Jeewan Joan Tuti, aged about 31 years, son of Gosar Andriyas Tuti, resident of Village -Kolenghatu, PO and PS Bundu, Taimara, District Ranchi 2.Prakash Purti, aged about 27 years, son of Poulush Purti, resident of Village -Kolenghatu, PO and PS Bundu, Taimara, District Ranchi 3.Sukhram Munda, aged about 23 years, son of Naju Munda, resident of Village -Rauta, Kota, PO and PS Khunti, District- Khunti .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Ms Sanjana Kumari, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sinha, A.P.P. ---- 4/07.01.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioners and for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.28951 of 2025, for offence registered under Rule 54 of Jharkhand Minor Minerals Concessions Rules, 2004, Rules 9/11 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage)Rules, 2017 and section 4/21 of Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, pending in court of learned ACJM, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner no.1 is the owner of one of the tractor and petitioner nos.2 and 3 are 2026:JHHC:267 2 A.B.A. No.7525 of 2025 drivers of other tractors. She further submits that allegations are made that 90-100 cft sand was loaded on the said vehicle. She next submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.14. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that illegally the sand was loaded on the said vehicle. 5. Considering that the petitioner no.1 is the owner of one of the tractor and petitioner nos.2 and 3 are drivers of other tractors respectively and they have got no criminal antecedent as aforesaid, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioners. 6. Accordingly, petitioners, above named, are hereby directed to surrender before learned court within four weeks from today, and in event of their surrender/arrest, petitioners, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each, with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned ACJM, Ranchi, in connection with Complaint Case No.28951 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 07.01.2026 SI/