[2026:JHHC:12461] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1854 of 2026 Ganga Sagar Singh @ Dabbu Singh, Aged about 32 years, son of Sanjay Singh, resident of CCL Hospital, Naya More, P.O. and P.S. Kuju, District-Ramgarh. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Pradeep Kr. Prasad, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Subodh Kumar Dubey, A.P.P. ------ 05/ 28.04.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Barkagaon P.S. Case No. 70 of 2022, registered for the offence under Sections 414 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, Rule-54 of Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2004, Section 30(ii) of Coal Mines Act and Section 33 of the Indian Forest Act, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Hazaribagh. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner has come from the unknown source and allegations are made that 70 tons coal was found dumped in the forest area and even the prosecution has not disclosed the name of the person, who has taken the name of this petitioner in the FIR. He next submits that the petitioner is having the criminal antecedent and further in the similar circumstance, the one other co-accused has already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 1104 of 2023 by the co-ordinate bench of this court. 4. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer and submits that the [2026:JHHC:12461] -2- criminal antecedent is there against this petitioner. 5. Considering that the coal was recovered from the forest area and the prosecution has not disclosed the name of the person, who has taken the name of this petitioner in the FIR and further criminal antecedent is not the sole criteria either to reject or allow the regular bail or anticipatory bail and in the similar circumstance, one other co- accused has already been granted anticipatory bail in the aforementioned A.B.A., in that view of the matter, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on such terms and conditions or the sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-28.04.2026 Amitesh/-