2026:JHHC:20821 --1-- A.B.A. No. 3832 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3832 of 2026 ---- 1. Kamal Kishore Bhokta @ Kamal Kishor Bhokta, aged about 45 years, S/o Sugdev Bhokta, R/o village – Thari, PO and PS – Chitra, District – Deoghar, Jharkhand 2. Nagendra Kumar Mandal @ Nagendar Mandal, aged about 25 years, S/o Yugal Kishore Mandal, R/o village – Parsani, PO and PS – Paljori, District – Deoghar, Jharkhand .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Pran Pranay, Advocate For the State :- Mrs. Ruby Pandey, Advocate ---- 02/14.07.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Sarwan P.S. Case No.25 of 2026, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 317(5) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Section 30(ii) of Coal Mines Act pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Deoghar. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that petitioner No.1 is owner and petitioner No.2 is driver of truck and the allegations are made of carrying 10 tons of coal on the said truck. He further submits that the said coal was being transported on the valid e- way bill and invoice annexed as Annexure-2 in the petition. He then submits that this has also been submitted by the petitioner before the 2026:JHHC:20821 --2-- A.B.A. No. 3832 of 2026 learned Court, however, Investigating Officer has not submitted the report after enquiry and for that only the anticipatory bail of the petitioner has been rejected. He next submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.16 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the documents were not produced and in view of that the truck has been seized. 5. Considering that petitioner No.1 is owner and petitioner No.2 is driver of truck and Annexure-2 is a document which prima facie suggests that e-way bill and invoice are there, however, that is in dispute and that is the subject matter of investigation and trial and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.16 of the petition, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners, above named, are hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the 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 the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Deoghar in connection with Sarwan P.S. Case No.25 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 14.07.2026 Sangam/