MD Farid Khan v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
A.B.A. No. 4046 of 2025, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, decided 04.08.2025 by Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi. Md. Farid Khan v. The State of Jharkhand. Anticipatory bail allowed for alleged illegal loading/transportation of coal; petitioner owner of the hywa/vehicle; Pindrajora P.S. Case No. 296/2024; sections 303(2), 317(2) B.N.S. 2023; Section 21 MMDR Act; section 13 Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017; section 30(ii) Coal Mines Act; no criminal antecedent; bail bond Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties; conditions of Section 482(2) B.N.S.S, 2023; surrender within three weeks; counsel: Sahilesh Kr. Singh for petitioner, Ruby Pandey A.P.P. for State.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to surrender within three weeks and, on surrender/arrest, to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Bokaro, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of B.N.S.S, 2023.