PRABHU YADAV v. STATE OF JHARKHAND
Court: High Court of Jharkhand
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
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Case summary
High Court of Jharkhand judgment dated 2025-12-17. PRABHU YADAV v. STATE OF JHARKHAND. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 6930 of 2025 Prabhu Yadav, son of Narayan Yadav, aged about 34 years, resident of village Baital, P. O. and P. S. Roushanganj, District-Gaya (Bihar) ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand . …. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Prashant Kr. Rahul, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kumar Chatterjee, Spl. P. P. 03/ 17. 12. 2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bashistanagar P. S. Case No. 58 of 2025, registered under sections 317(5), 3(5) of BNS, 2023, Section 21 of Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957, under Rule 54 Jharkhand Minor Minerals Concession Rule, 2004, Rule 13 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017 pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is driver of the truck in question and allegation is made that 600 cft stone chips was loaded on the said truck. He submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 19 of the petition and co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in A. B. A. No. 5997 of 2025 and A. B. A. No. 6046 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 illegal sand was loaded on the said tractor. 5. Considering that petitioner is driver of truck in question and he has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 19 of the petition and co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A. B. As, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra, in connection with Bashistanagar P. S. Case No. 58 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B. N. S. S, 2023. Dt. 17. 12. 2025 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. ) satyarthi-
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