( 2026:JHHC:1271 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 195 of 2026 Dudhnath Yadav, aged about 45 years, son of Upendra Yadav, both are resident of village Baghamara, P.O. and P.S. Chhattarpur, District-Palamau, Jharkhand ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Vishwajeet Kr. Tiwari, Advocate Mr. R.N. Chatterjee, Advocate For the State : Mr. Manoj Kr. Mishra, A.P.P. 02/ 19.01.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Chhattarpur P.S. Case No. 233/25, registered under sections 303(2), 317(5), 132, 3(5) of BNS, Section 21 of MMDR Act, under Rule 13 of JMPIMTS Rule pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Palamau. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is driver of tractor in question and allegation is made that 100 cft sand was loaded on the said tractor. He submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 15 of the petition and owner of the said tractor has been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A No. 106/2026. 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 the sand was being carried on the said tractor. 5. Considering that petitioner is driver of tractor in question and he has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 15 of the petition and owner of the said tractor has been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.A, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. ( 2026:JHHC:1271 ) Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Palamau, in connection with Chhattarpur P.S. Case No. 233/25, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.19.01.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-