( 2026:JHHC:12688 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 3047 of 2024 1. Shyam Babu, aged about 49 years, son of Hari Lal Rai, resident of village-Balvihar Greens Kunj Nagar, P.O. Sonari, P.S. Sonari, District- East Singhbhum (Jharkhand) 2. Bhundu Karmakar, aged about 37 years, son of Moti Karmakar, resident of village -Chilgu, P.O. Chilgu, P.O. Chilgu, P.S. Chilgu, District- Seraikella-Kharsawan (Jharkhand) ...... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Mr. Manoj Kumar Dash, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Lily Sahay, A.P.P. 08/ 30.04.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Chandil P.S. Case No. 172 of 2023, registered under sections 414, 34 of I.P.C and under Rules 4/54 of JMMFC, pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M, Chandil. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner no.1 is owner and petitioner no.2 is driver of the Tata 407 Pickup Van and allegations are made of loading the sand. He next submits that in the seizure list quantity of sand has not been disclosed. He submits that petitioners have got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 4 of the Cr.M.P No. 580/2026 which was meant for restoration. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioners may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegations are there of illegally loading of sand. 5. Considering that petitioner no.1 is owner and petitioner no.2 is driver of the vehicle in question. In the seizure list quantity of sand has not ( 2026:JHHC:12688 ) been disclosed and it has been pointed out that petitioners have got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 4 of the Cr.M.P No. 580/2026 which was filed for restoration of this A.B.A. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the above named, petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M, Chandil, in connection with Chandil P.S. Case No. 172 of 2023, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.30.04.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-