2026:JHHC:240 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.7513 of 2025 Basant Mahto, aged about 43 years, Son of- Buka Mahto, Resident of Village-Gunja, P.O & P.S.- Toklo, District -West Singhbhum (Jharkhand)- 833102. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Sankalp Goswami, Advocate For the State : Mr. Abhay Kr. Tiwari, APP ------ 2/07.01.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.-28946/2025, for offences under Sections 4, 21 of the Mines and Minerals Regulation and Development Act, 1957, r/w Rule 54 of Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2004, r/w Rule 9, 11 of the Jharkhand Minerals Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation, and Storage Rules, 2017, pending in the Court of Learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner happened to be owner of the tractor in question and the allegations are made that 100 cft. sand was loaded. He further submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para 12 of the petition and the driver of the said tractor has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No. 7288 of 2025. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that illegally sand was being carried. 5. Considering that the petitioner is the owner of the tractor in 2026:JHHC:240 2 question, the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para 12 of the petition and the driver of the said tractor has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No. 7288 of 2025, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to surrender before the learned Court within four weeks from the date of receipt of the order and on the event of his surrender / arrest, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount of each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi, in connection with Complaint Case No.-28946/2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 7. This Anticipatory Bail Application is accordingly allowed and disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 07.01.2026 R.Kumar