( 2026:JHHC:9593 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 1246 of 2026 Md. Gulzar, aged about 42 years, son of Abdul Rasid, resident of village Hurhuri, P.O. and P.S. Ratu, District-Ranchi ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Jitesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabhu Dayal Agrawal, Spl.P.P. 02/ 06.04.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Ratu P.S. Case No. 389 of 2025, registered under sections 303(2) of BNS, section 4/21 of Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957, under Rule 4/54 Jharkhand Minor Minerals Concession Rule, 2004, section 7/11 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017 pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a owner-cum-driver of tractor in question and allegation is made that 100 cft sand was loaded on the said tractor. He submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 6 of the petition. 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 sand was loaded on the said tractor. 5. Considering that petitioner is owner-cum-driver of tractor in question and he has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 6 of the petition and in that view of the matter, petitioner is directed to surrender ( 2026:JHHC:9593 ) before the learned court within two weeks from today and the learned court shall release the petitioners on terms and conditions and sureties as learned court deems fit and proper. 6. This anticipatory bail application is disposed of. Dt.06.04.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-