( 2026:JHHC:3053 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 628 of 2026 Pradip Mondal, aged about 47 years, son of Kalipada Mondal, resident of Harina, Hatsultanpur, P.O. and P.S. Harina, District-Paschim Mednipur (West Bengal) ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mrs. Vani Kumari, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shiv Shankar Kumar, A.P.P. 02/ 05.02.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bahragora P.S. Case No. 40 of 2025, registered under sections 303(2)/317(2)/3(5) of BNS, 2023, Section 4/21 of MMDR, 1957, Rule 4/54 of JMMCR, 2004 and Rule 7/13 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Ghatshila. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is owner of truck in question and allegation is made that 1100 cft sand was loaded on the said vehicle. She further submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 12 of the petition. She next submits that the vehicle was being driven by driver. She also submits that petitioner complied notice under section 35(3) of BNSS, 2023. On these grounds, she 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 being carried on the said vehicle. 5. Considering that petitioner is owner of truck in question, he ( 2026:JHHC:3053 ) has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 12 of the petition and petitioner complied notice under section 35(3) of BNSS, 2023, 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, Ist Class, Ghatshila, in connection with Bahragora P.S. Case No. 40 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.05.02.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-