2026:JHHC:13348 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1863 of 2026 ------ Ajit Yadav @ Ajit Kumar Yadav, son of Bhuneshwar Yadav, resident of Village Jagdishpur, P.O. and P.S. Jainagar, District Koderma .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner : Mr. Randhir Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Chatterjee, Special P.P. ------ 02/05.05.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Markacho P.S. Case No. 46 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 303(2) and 317(2) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Rule 13 of Jharkhand Mineral (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rule, 2017 and Rule 54 of Jharkhand Minor and Minerals Concession Rules, 2004 and pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Koderma. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happens to be the driver of the tractor and the allegations are made of carrying 100 CFT of the sand. He next submits that owner-cum-driver of the other tractor has been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No.5419 of 2025 and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 14 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that illegally the sand was being carried. 5. Considering that the petitioner is driver of the tractor and has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 14 of the petition and co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail in identical situation in aforesaid A.B.A. and in that view of the matter, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and in 2026:JHHC:13348 the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Koderma, in connection with Markacho P.S. Case No. 46 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Anit Uploaded 06.05.2026