( 2026:JHHC:17495 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 3116 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3116 of 2026 1. Naju Munda, son of Soma Munda, aged about 28 years, resident of Village Rauta, Kauta, P.O. & P.S. Khunti, District- Ranchi 2. Bucha Pahan, son of Bachi Pahan, aged about 27 years, resident of Village- Rawta Thana, Arki Kota, P.O. & P.S. Khunti, District- Khunti … Petitioners -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioners : Ms. Sanjana Kumari, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kumar Chatterjee, Spl.P.P. ----- 04/17.06.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.28951/2025, registered for the offence under Rule 9/11 of the Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules and Rule 54 of JMMC Rules and Section 4 and 21 of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, pending in the Court of the learned A.C.J.M., Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are owners of two different tractors and the allegations are made that 90-100 CFT sands were being carried on each of the tractors. She further submits that the petitioners are having no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 13 of this application. She then submits that the said sands were put by some another person and the tractors were being driven by the drivers. On these grounds, she submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted to the petitioners. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and ( 2026:JHHC:17495 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 3116 of 2026 submits that in absence of any valid document, 90-100 CFT sands were being illegally carried in the said tractors and in view of that, the prayer for anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Considering that the petitioners are owners of two different tractors and they are having no criminal antecedents, as disclosed in paragraph 13 of this application and it has been pointed out that the sands were put by some another person and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M., Ranchi in connection with Complaint Case No.28951/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 17th June, 2026 Ajay/