Case brief
What is this about?
Second anticipatory bail application (A.B.A No. 3198 of 2024) before the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi (Ambuj Nath, J.), decided 12.07.2024, arising from apprehended arrest in Ranga P.S. Case No. 85 of 2022 involving alleged illegal-mining related offences under IPC sections 175 and 379, sections 21(1) and 21(2) of the MMDR Act 1957, Rule 4/54 of the Jharkhand Minor Minerals Concession Rules 2004 and Rule 7/9 of the Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules 2017, pending before the ACJM, Rajmahal. Earlier bail plea had been rejected on 07.07.2023 in A.B.A. No. 3529 of 2023; parity with co-accused bailed by a Coordinate Bench was urged. Application dismissed: no fresh grounds made out for anticipatory bail.
What did the court decide?
Considering the facts on record, no fresh grounds are made out for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.