( 2026:JHHC:2254 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 458 of 2026 Sandip Kuila, aged about 28 years, son of Murali Kuila, resident of Bhatur, P.O. Bhaturkadamdiha, P.S. Jamboni, District-Paschim Medinipur, State-West Bengal ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Sourav Kumar, Advocate Mr. Agnives, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kr. Chatterjee, Spl.P.P. 02/ 29.01.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bahragora P.S. Case No. 69 of 2025, registered under sections 303(2), 317(5) and 3(5) of the BNS and under section 4/21 of Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957, under Rule 4/54 Jharkhand Minor Minerals Concession Rule, 2004, and under Rule 7/10 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017 pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class at Ghatshila. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner happens to be driver of truck in question and allegation is made that 900 cft sand was loaded on the said vehicle. He submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 13 of the petition and the petitioner was only carrying consignment of another person. He further submits that owner of the said vehicle has been granted anticipatory bail by the learned Sessions Judge. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that illegally the sand was being carried on the said vehicle. ( 2026:JHHC:2254 ) 5. Considering that petitioner happens to be driver of truck in question, he has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 13 of the petition and it was pointed out that the petitioner was only carrying consignment of another person and owner of the said vehicle has been granted anticipatory bail by the learned Sessions Judge, 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 Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class at Ghatshila, in connection with Bahragora P.S. Case No. 69 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.29.01.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-