[2026:JHHC:10849] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1655 of 2026 Rajesh Pal, aged about 39 years, Son of Baijnath Prasad Pal, resident of Village-Kankari, P.O. and P.S.- Chainpur, District-Palamau. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. A.K. Chaturvedi, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, A.P.P. ------ 06/ 16.04.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Ramgarh P.S. Case No. 31 of 2025, registered for the offence under Rules-54/4 of Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2004, Sections 21/4 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and Rules-9/13 of the Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017, pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Palamau at Daltonganj. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the owner-cum-driver of a tractor and allegations are made that on the said tractor, 80 CFT sand was being carried. He next submits that the said sand was carried for the personal use. He further submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-12 of the petition. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that illegally the sand was being carried. [2026:JHHC:10849] -2- 5. Considering that the petitioner is the owner-cum-driver of a tractor and further the sand was being carried for the personal use and he is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-12 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:-16.04.2026 Amitesh/-