[2026:JHHC:10670] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1627 of 2026 Nitai Karmakar @ Nitai Karmkar, aged about 30 years, son of Sudhir Karmakar, resident of Village-Durku, P.O. Dhurku, P.S. Purulia (M), District-Purulia, West Bengal. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Raj Narayan Dwivedi, Advocate. For the State : Mr. B. Shastri, A.P.P. ------ 05/ 15.04.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bahragora P.S. Case No. 69 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 303(2), 317(2) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Sections 4, 21 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, Rules-4, 54 of Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2004, Rules-7, 10 of the Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Ghatshila. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the driver of a truck and allegations are made that on the said truck, 1100 CFT sand was being carried. He next submits that in the similar circumstance, the other co-accused person, who was also the driver of another truck, has already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 458 of 2026 by this Court. He further submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-14 of the petition. [2026:JHHC:10670] -2- 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that illegally the sand was being carried. 5. Considering that the petitioner is the driver of a truck and the other co-accused person has already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in the aforementioned A.B.A. and further he is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-14 of the petition, in that view of the matter, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on such terms and conditions or the sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-15.04.2026 Amitesh/-