2026:JHHC:12792 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 1969 of 2026 ---- Surajit Pore, aged 27 years, son of Lab Kumar Pore, resident of Village Kiyakhali Palli, Sahibganj, Shyampur, Howrah, PO and PS Shyampur, District Howrah, West Bengal.... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mrs Vani Kumari, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Bishwambhar Shastri, Advocate ---- 2/30.04.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bahragora PS Case No.62 of 2025, for offence registered under section 303(2), 317(2)/3(5) of BNS, 2023, section 4 and 21 of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, Rules 4 and 54 of Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2004, and Rules 7 and 13 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ghatshila. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be driver of the truck in question and the allegations are made that 1000 cft sand was loaded on the said truck. She next submits that the said sand was booked by another person and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.11 of the petition. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that 2026:JHHC:12792 2 illegally the said sand was being carried. 5. Considering that the petitioner is the driver and it has been pointed out that the said sand was booked by another person and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as aforesaid, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within two weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ghatshila, in connection with Bahragora PS Case No.62 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 30.04.2026 SI/