2026:JHHC:11870 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 1890 of 2026 ---- Prashant Kumar Bhagat, aged about 37 years, son of Jawahar Lal Bhagat, resident of Tanti Para, PO and PS Pakur, District- Pakur .... 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 ---- 2/22.04.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Mirzachowki P.S. Case No.18 of 2017, for offence registered under section 147, 148, 149, 336, 337, 332, 333, 353, 307, 504, 506 and 379 of the Indian Penal Code and section 54 of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, pending in court of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, at Sahibganj. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be owner of one of the truck and the same allegations are made against 119 trucks of loading stone chips. He next submits that the owner of other trucks have been granted anticipatory bail in ABA Nos.3820 of 2020, 6299 of 2020, 2758 of 2022, 6785 of 2022, 90 of 2024, 477 of 2024, 744 of 2024, 3254 of 2024, 5472 of 2025, ABA No.494 of 2026 and ABA No.1107 of 2026. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that illegally the stone chips were being carried on the said truck. 2026:JHHC:11870 2 5. Considering that the petitioner is owner of one of the truck and several persons have been provided privilege of anticipatory bail in the aforesaid ABAs and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.17 of the petition, 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 the 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.1890 of 2026 is disposed of. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 22.04.2026 SI/