( 2026:JHHC:20249 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 3680 of 2026 1. Ajit Indwar, aged about 43 years, S/o- Markus Indwar, R/o- Village Bongaloya, P.O. & P.S.-Basia, District- Gumla, Jharkhand. 2. Somra Urnav @ Somra Oraon, aged about 49 years, S/o- Charo Oraon, R/o- Village Bongoloya, P.O. & P.S. Basia, District- Gumla, Jharkhand. 3. Kuldeep Minz @ Kuldeep Oraon, aged about 23 years, S/o- Somra Minj, R/o- Village Bongaloya,, P.O. & P.S. Basia, District- Gumla, Jharkhand.. 4. Bajinath Gope, aged about 61 years, S/o-Shibu Gop R/o- Village Bongaloya, P.O. & P.S.- Basia, District- Gumla, Jharkhand. 5. Dharam Indwar, aged about 57 years, S/o-JhiriBinu Indwara, R/o- Village Bongaloya, P.Ο. & P.S.- Basia, District- Gumla, Jharkhand ....... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Ms. Shreya Tiwari, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rakesh Kr. Sinha, A.P.P. 02/ 09.07.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Basia P.S. Case No. 25 of 2026, registered under sections 303(2), 317(2), 3(5) of BNS, 2023, under sections 4/21 of MMDR Act, 1957, under Rule 4/54 of JMMC Rule, Rules, 7/9 of JMMTS Rules, 2017 pending in the Court of learned A.C.J.M, Gumla. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the name of the petitioners has come on the basis of suspicion and allegations are made of storing 30000 cft sand on a particular place. She next submits that petitioners have nothing to do with the stored sand and even the said land is not belonging to the petitioners. She next submits that petitioners have got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 12 of the petition. On these grounds, she submits that the petitioners may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. ( 2026:JHHC:20249 ) 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioners has come on the suspicion. 5. Considering that the name of the petitioners has come on the basis of suspicion and it has been pointed out that the said land is not belonging to the petitioners and petitioners have got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 12 of the petition and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the above named, petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds 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, Gumla, in connection with Basia P.S. Case No. 25 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.09.07.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-