( 2026:JHHC:1273 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 197 of 2026 Jitendra Mahto, aged about 25 years, son of Jaharnath Mahto, resident of village-Bamne Ray, P.O. and P.S.-Khalari, District-Ranchi ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Shashank Shekhar Prasad, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kr. Chatterjee, Spl.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 Complaint Case No. 35158/2025, registered under Rule 54 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017 and under sections 9/11 and 4/21 of MMDR Act, 1957, pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is owner-cum-driver of tractor in question and allegation is made that 100 cft sand was loaded on the said tractor. He further submits that small quantity of sand was being carried out for personal use by the petitioner. He next submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 9 of the petition. 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 sand was loaded on the said tractor. 5. Considering that petitioner is owner-cum-driver of tractor in question and he has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 9 of the petition and it has been pointed out that small quantity of sand was being carried out for personal use by the petitioner, I am inclined to grant ( 2026:JHHC:1273 ) anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi, in connection with Complaint Case No. 35158/2025, 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-