( 2026:JHHC:3164 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 663 of 2026 Sagar Ravidas, aged about 34 years, son of Kshetramohan Ravidas, resident of village-Patrahatu, P.O. and P.S. Patrahatu, District-Ranchi (Jharkhand)- 835102. ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Sankalp Goswami Advocate For the State : Mr. Sunil Kr. Dubey, A.P.P. 02/ 06.02.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.35154 of 2025 for the alleged offences registered under Section 4 and 21 of Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957, Rule 54 of Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2004 and Rule 9 and 11 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rule, 2017, pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happens to be owner of the tractor and the allegations are made that 100 cft. sand was loaded on the said tractor. He further submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.11 of the petition. He then submits that owner and driver of different tractors have already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in ABA No.529 of 2026 and A.B.A. No. 538 of 2026 respectively. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the allegations are there against the petitioner of illegally carrying 100 cft. of sand in the said tractor. ( 2026:JHHC:3164 ) 5. Considering that the petitioner is the owner of the said tractor and the owner and driver of different tractors have already been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.As and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.11 of the petition, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi, in connection with Complaint Case No.35154 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.06.02.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-