[2026:JHHC:10842] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1653 of 2026 Rashid Ansari, aged about 30 years, S/o-Sajjad Ansari, R/O Rampur, P.O. Rampur, P.S- Lohardaga, District- Lohardaga, (Jharkhand). ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Md. Yasir Arafat, Advocate. For the State : Mrs. Lily Sahay, A.P.P. ------ 03/ 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 Burmu P.S. Case No. 41 of 2024, registered for the offence under Sections 317(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Sections 4(1)(A)/ 21 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, Rules-54 of Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2004, Rules- 9/13 of the Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class-XVIII, Ranchi. 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, 100 CFT sand was being carried. He next submits that in the similar circumstance, the other co-accused persons, who were also the owner-cum-drivers of two different tractors, have already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in A.B.A. Nos. 5615 and 5924 of 2024 by the co-ordinate bench of this Court. He further submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and [2026:JHHC:10842] -2- disclosure to that effect has been made in para-7 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. 5. Considering that the petitioner is the owner-cum-driver of a tractor and the other co-accused persons have already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in the aforementioned A.B.As. and further he is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-7 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/-