( 2026:JHHC:11745 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 1635 of 2026 Sonu Kumar, aged about 37 years, son of Chandramohan Yadav, resident of Gobindpur, Sadipur, P.O. Pirpainti, P.S. Pirpainti, District- Bhagalpur (Bihar) PIN: 813209 ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Sudhanshu Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sahilesh Kr. Sinha, Spl.P.P 02/ 22.04.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Mirzachouki P.S. Case No. 18 of 2017, registered under sections 147, 148, 149, 336, 337, 332, 333, 353, 307, 504, 506 and 379 of I.P.C and under section 54 of MMRD Act, 2004, pending in the Court of learned Additional S.D.J.M, Sahibganj. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits allegations are made that 34 trucks were intercepted on which stone chips were being carried out and petitioner is owner of one of the truck having no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 12 of the petition. He next submits that owners and drivers respectively have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 477 of 2024 and other A.B.As contained in annexure-2 series. On these grounds, he 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 stone chips were being carried on the said vehicle. 5. Considering that petitioner is owner of one of the truck having no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 12 of the petition, the owners and drivers respectively have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. ( 2026:JHHC:11745 ) No. 477 of 2024 and other A.B.As contained in annexure-2 series and in that view of the matter, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within two weeks from today and the learned court shall release the petitioner on terms and conditions and sureties as learned court deems fit and proper. 6. This anticipatory bail application is disposed of. Dt.22.04.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-