( 2026:JHHC:51 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 7472 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 7472 of 2025 Manoranjan Mandal, aged about 33 years, son of Manik Mandal, resident of village- Banksai, P.O. Patkum, P.S. Ichagarh, District- Seraikella-Kharsawan (Jharkhand) at present Science City Colony, Dam Road, Chandil, P.O. & P.S. Chandil, District- Seraikella-Kharsawan (Jharkhand) … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Bhola Nath Rajak, Advocate For the State : Mr. Fahad Allam, A.P.P. ----- 04/05.01.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Ichagarh P.S. Case No.36/2024, registered for the offence under Sections 147, 149, 152, 224, 225, 332, 353, 379, 411 of the Indian Penal Code, Rule 4/54 of the Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2004 and Rule 9 of the Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017, pending in the Court of the learned A.C.J.M., Chandil. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the false allegation is made against the petitioner of stopping the police personnel, who were going to investigate the allegation of illegal taking away of sand. He further submits that 11 co-accused persons have been granted privilege of anticipatory bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in A.B.A. No.6642 of 2024, vide order dated 27.11.2024. He next submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 13 of this application. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of stopping the police personnel. He ( 2026:JHHC:51 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 7472 of 2025 further submits that 50,000 CFT sand was being loaded in the Hywa vehicle. 5. Considering that in identical situation, 11 of the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in A.B.A. No.6642 of 2024 and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 13 of this application and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in 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 A.C.J.M., Chandil in connection with Ichagarh P.S. Case No.36/2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 5th January, 2026 Ajay/