RANCHI, India, Nov. 2 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Oct. 6:
1. Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Khalari PS Case No.45 of 2025, for offence registered under section 303(2), 317(2), 3(5) of BNS, 2023 and Section 4,21 of Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, Section 54 of Jharkhand Mines and Minerals Concessions Rules Revised, 2017, Rules 7, 11 of Jharkhand Mines and Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining,Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate, at Ranchi.
3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner happened to be owner of two of the tractors. He further submits that nothing was loaded on the said tractors and it was parked in front of the house of the petitioner and false allegations are made of loading of the sand.
4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that allegations are there of illegally carrying of the sand in the tractors.
5. Considering that the petitioner is said to be the owner of the tractors and in seizure list what is the quantity of the sand is not disclosed, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner.
6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, at Ranchi, in connection with Khalari PS Case No.45 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.
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