( 2026:JHHC:20652 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 3738 of 2026 Manish Yadav, aged about24 years, son of Bacchu Yadav, resident of Harina Bazar, P.O. Nawagarh, P.S. Barora, District-Dhanbad ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Pratiush Lal, Advocate For the State : Mr. Achinto Sen, A.P.P. 02/ 13.07.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Barora P.S. Case No. 19 of 2026, registered under sections 303(2), 317(5), 3(5) of BNS, 2023, under Rule 21 of Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957, under Rule 13 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017 pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is owner-cum-driver of tractor in question and allegation is made that 3 tonnes of coal was loaded on the said truck. He next submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 18 of the petition and petitioner earns his livelihood by way of driving the truck. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that illegally the coal was being carried on the said truck. 5. Considering that petitioner is owner-cum-driver of the truck in question, the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 18 of the petition and it has been pointed out that petitioner earns his ( 2026:JHHC:20652 ) livelihood by way of driving the truck and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad, in connection with Barora P.S. Case No. 19 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.13.07.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-