( 2026:JHHC:438 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 7526 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 7526 of 2025 Fagu Saw @ Fagun Saw @ Fagu Sao, aged about 65 years, resident of Village- Koyad, P.S. Saradhu, P.S. Tandwa, District- Chatra … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Shravan Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kumar Chatterjee, Spl.P.P. ----- 04/09.01.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Tandwa P.S. Case No.52 of 2022, registered for the offence under Sections 379, 411, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30 of the Coal Mines Act, pending in the Court of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegations are made that 60 Kg of coal was loaded on the motorcycle. He further submits that the allegations were also made against other 13 persons and three of the co-accused have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No.4187 of 2022, two of the co-accused have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No.3662 of 2022, seven of the co-accused have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No.3762 of 2022 and two of the co-accused have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No.7304 of 2022. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that illegally the coal was being carried on the motorcycle in question. 5. Considering that in identical situation, the other co-accused have been granted privilege of anticipatory bail by different Coordinate Bench of this ( 2026:JHHC:438 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 7526 of 2025 Court in the aforesaid A.B.As, in that view of the matter, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on such terms and conditions and sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. 6. Accordingly, this application is disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 9th January, 2026 Ajay/