2026:JHHC:15662 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2802 of 2026 --- Raju Giri, S/o Late Sukhdeo Giri, Resident of Village-Kujju, PS- Rajnagar, PO-Icha, Dist-Seraikella-Kharsawan/Jharkhand. … … Petitioner(s) Versus State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party(s) --- CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY --- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Naveen Kr. Jaiswal, Advocate For the Opposite Party(s) : Spl.P.P. --- 2/29.05.2026 Heard Mr. Naveen Kr. Jaiswal, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Spl.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Manjhari P.S. Case No.22/2026. 3. An information was received that illegal mining of sand was being carried out and the same was being transported by using tractor after excavation. 4. On such information, a raid was conducted and both tractors and machines as well several other articles were seized by the Police. 5. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been implicated only on the ground of suspicion. 6. It has been submitted that the petitioner does not have any criminal antecedent and there is no other material which would indicate his involvement in the illegal excavation and transportation of sand. 7. Learned Spl.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner. 8. Regard being had to the aforesaid facts, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 9. Accordingly, the petitioner above named is directed to surrender in the trial Court below within four weeks and pray for bail, and in that event, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 2026:JHHC:15662 2 1st Class, West Singhbhum at Chaibasa in connection with Manjhari P.S. Case No.22 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 10. This application stands allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J) 29th May, 2026. S.K.D/- Uploaded on 01.06.2026