Pramod Kumar Saw v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail application ABA No.1003 of 2026, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, decided 09.03.2026. Petitioner Pramod Kumar Saw (aged about 46, proprietor of Shree Shyam Udyog, Village Nirsa, Dhanbad) sought protection from arrest in Deori P.S. Case No. 150 of 2023 — Sections 414, 467, 468, 471, 420/34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 30(ii) Coal Mines Act — pending before Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Giridih. Petitioner's counsel (R.S. Mazumdar, Sr. Adv.) argued the truck owner had already obtained anticipatory bail from the Sessions Judge in ABP No. 17 of 2024 and that the Investigating Officer had still not verified the documents seized from the driver; State counsel (Shiv Shankar Kumar, APP) contended the coal was transported without a valid challan. Court held the sole allegation was loading of coal from petitioner's firm and, given the truck owner's earlier anticipatory bail, directed surrender within two weeks and release on bail terms deemed fit.