2026:JHHC:20064 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 3608 of 2026 ---- Md. Jahangir, aged about 39 years, son of Bhola @ Md. Bhola, resident of Village Pratap Ganj, PO Sahibganj, PS Sahibganj, District Sahibganj, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Om Prakash, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Prabir Kumar Chatterjee, Advocate ---- 2/08.07.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Mirzachouki PS Case No.41 of 2020, for offence registered under section 379, 414, 467, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code and Rule 54 of Minor Mineral Concession Rules, pending in court of learned S.D.J.M., Sahibganj. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner is the owner of one of the truck and the allegations are made that on the forged Challan the minerals were being carried. He next submits nature of the mineral has not been disclosed. He next submits that the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.3035 of 2026 and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.11 of the petition and in view of that the anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that on 2026:JHHC:20064 2 the basis of forged Challan the minerals were being carried. 5. Considering that the petitioner is the owner of one of the truck and two of the owner-cum-drivers of different trucks have been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid ABA and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as aforesaid, 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 S.D.J.M., Sahibganj, in connection with Mirzachouki PS Case No.41 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 08.07.2026 SI/