2026:JHHC:17697 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 3169 of 2026 ---- 1.Md. Mumtaj Ali, aged about 38 years, son of Sattar Ali, 2.Md. Firoj @ Firoj Ansari @ Md. Firoj Ansari, aged about 36 years, son of Lallu Miyan @ Lal Mohammad 3.Md. Gulam Mustafa @ Gulam Husain, aged about 31 years, son of Rustam Ansari @ Rustam Miyan 4.Md. Idris aged about 46 years, son of Jalil Miyan @ Abdul Jalil, All are residents of Village Indra, PO Jarwa, PS Charhi, District Hazaribag. .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Rashmi Kumari, Advocate ---- 2/18.06.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioners and for State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Ichak PS Case No.142 of 2025, for offence registered under section 317(5), 3(5) of BNS, 2023 and Section 30(ii) of Coal Mines Act, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Hazaribagh. 3. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that the petitioners are neither the owners nor the drivers of the pick-up Van and the allegation is made of loading coal on the said pick-up van and only on the confessional statement the name of the petitioners has come saying that these petitioners have loaded the coal on the said pick- up van and in view of that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that 2026:JHHC:17697 2 names of the petitioners have come on confessionals statement and in view of that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Considering that the name of the petitioners has come on confessional statement and the petitioners are neither the owners nor the drivers of the said pick-up van on which the coal was loaded and only it has been stated by the apprehended co-accused that the petitioners have got loaded the coal on the said pick-up van, and in the attending facts and circumstances of the present case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners, above named, are hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of their surrender/arrest, the petitioners, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each, with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Hazaribagh, in connection with Ichak PS Case No.142 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 18.06.2026 SI/