( 2026:JHHC:2407 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 483 of 2026 Surendra Kumar, aged about 33 years, son of Kamta Singh, resident of Selarpur Pomurari Kapri, Arwal, P.O. and P.S. Arwal, Dsitrict-Arwal, Bihar ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Rahul Kumar Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kr. Chatterjee, Spl.P.P. 02/ 30.01.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Hariharganj P.S. Case No. 118 of 2025, registered under section 317(5) of the BNS and under section 4/21 of MMDR Act and Rule 9/13 of JMPIMTS Rule, 2017 pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Palamau. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner happens to be driver of the truck and allegation is made that 950 cft stone chips was loaded on the said vehicle. He further submits that stone chips was being transported on the basis of challan which is part of F.I.R and the said challan was in dispute. He next submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 14 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 stone chips was being carried on the said vehicle. 5. Considering that petitioner happens to be driver of the truck and petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 14 of the petition. The challan Form-B is part of F.I.R itself which prima facie ( 2026:JHHC:2407 ) suggests that the stone chips was being carried on the challan however the said challan was in dispute. 6. 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 Additional Sessions Judge-I, Palamau, in connection with Hariharganj P.S. Case No. 118 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.30.01.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-