2026:JHHC:18806 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 3409 of 2026 ---- Anil Kumar Jaiswal aged about 51 years son of Baijnath Prasad Jaiswal, resident of Village Jhakhra PO Buti, PS Senha, District Lohardaga, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Ms Rashika Bhardwaj, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Prabir Kumar Chatterjee, Advocate ---- 2/29.06.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Ghaghra PS Case No.103 of 2024, for offence registered under section 303(2)/317(5) of BNS, 2023, Rules 4 and 54 of Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2004, Rules 7 and 9 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Gumla. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that in the FIR itself, it has been alleged that 600 cft sand was stored on the land of one Pushpa Lata Dubey. She next submits that only the villagers have taken the name of the petitioner and, however, the petitioner has not stored the said sand. She next submits that the sand was stored by said Pushpa Lata Dubey for construction of her house. She also submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as 2026:JHHC:18806 2 disclosed in paragraph 16 of the petition. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the villagers have taken the name of the petitioner. 5. Considering that sand in question was stored on the land of Pushpa Lata Dubey and it has been pointed out that Pushpa Lata Dubey has stored the sand in question for construction of her house and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as aforesaid and even the name of the person who has taken the name of the petitioner has not been disclosed in the FIR, and in the attending facts and circumstances of the instant case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Gumla, in connection with Ghaghra PS Case No.103 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 29.06.2026 SI/