2026:JHHC:9700 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1255 of 2026 ---- Abdhesh Singh @ Abdhesh Kumar Singh @ Abdhesh Kr. Singh aged about 55 years son of Sahdev Singh, resident of Khaira, Kajra, PO and PS Kajra, District Jamalpur,Bihar.... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Vikas Kumar, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Prabir Kr Chatterjee, Advocate ---- 2/06.04.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sahibganj (M) P.S. Case No.67 of 2022, for offence registered under section 379 and 414 of Indian Penal Code, section 21(A), 21(6) of Jharkhand Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, Rules 4 and 54 of Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concessional Rules and Rules 7 and 9 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017, pending in court of learned Addl.Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sahibganj. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner is neither owner of crusher nor he has kept any stone chips at any particular place. He next submits that petitioner has only visited his relatives and in view of that, petitioner has been implicated in this case and he next submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. He also submits that the co-accused persons in identical situation have been granted anticipatory bail by way of Annexure-2 series. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the allegations are there of storing stone chips. 2026:JHHC:9700 2 5. Considering that by way of the aforesaid ABAs as contained in Annexure-2 series, the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail and the storage of the stone chips has been denied by the learned counsel for the petitioner and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as aforesaid, and in that view of the matter, the petitioner, above named, is directed to surrender before learned court within two weeks from today, and learned court shall release petitioner, above named, on such terms and conditions as well as sureties as learned court may deem fit and proper. 6. A.B.A. No.1255 of 2026 is disposed of. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 06.04.2026 SI/