( 2026:JHHC:4756 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 929 of 2025 Bed Prakash Chowdhary @ Ved Prakash Choudhary, aged about 55 years, son of late Rameshwer Nath Chowdhary, resident of Mrizachowki, P.O. & P.S. Mirzachowki, District-Sahibganj ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Agnivesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bishambhar Shastri, A.P.P. 02/ 18.02.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Mirzachouki P.S. Case No. 73 of 2025, registered under sections 303(2), 317(2) and 210 of BNS Act, sections 4 and 54 of JMMC, Rule 07 and 09 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017 pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M at Sahibganj. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is owner of tractor in question and allegation is made of carrying stone chips on the said vehicle however, in seizure list there is indication of seizure of only tractor and there is no indication of seizure of stone chips. He submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 14 of the petition and driver of the said vehicle has been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 7532 of 2025. 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 stone chips was being carried on the said vehicle. 5. In the seizure list there is indication of seizure of only tractor and there is no indication of seizure of stone chips. Petitioner is owner of the tractor in question having no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para ( 2026:JHHC:4756 ) 14 of the petition and driver of the said vehicle has been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.A. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant 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 S.D.J.M at Sahibganj, in connection with Mirzachouki P.S. Case No. 73 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.18.02.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-