Istiyak Ansari Alias Istiyak Ansari Vs the State of… — Anticipatory Bail | Jharkhand HC (2026)

Istiyak Ansari Alias Istiyak Ansari Vs the State of… — Anticipatory Bail | Jharkhand HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to surrender before the learned court within three weeks; on surrender/arrest, to be released on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Ranchi, in connection with Chanho P.S. Case No.83 of 2022, subject to conditions laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023.

Issue for consideration

Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner apprehending arrest in connection with Chanho P.S. Case No.83 of 2022 (registered under sections 379, 411 of BNS, 2023 and related mineral rules), petitioner being driver of one of the tractors alleged to have carried illegal sand.

Court's answer

In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, the Single Judge was inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Ratio / Principle

Court expressly took into account that petitioner is driver of one of the tractors when deciding to grant bail (sentence continues across page break into next paragraph).

Key takeaways

Grant of bail rested on the consideration that owners of the different vehicles and other co-accused persons had already been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.As (annexure-2 series).ratio¶13
Grant of bail also rested on the consideration that petitioner has no criminal antecedent, disclosed in para 14 of the petition.ratio¶13
Petitioner directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Jharkhand HC (Ranchi), A.B.A. No. 1804 of 2026, decided 04.05.2026 (Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi): Anticipatory bail GRANTED to Istiyak Ansari @ Istiyaq Ansari, driver of one of the tractors alleged to have been intercepted while carrying illegal sand (Chanho P.S. Case No.83 of 2022 — sections 379, 411 BNS 2023; Rules 4, 9, 11 Jharkhand Minerals Rules 2017; Rules 4, 54 J.MMC Rules 2004), on considerations that owners of the different vehicles and other co-accused had already been granted anticipatory bail (A.B.A. Nos. 6594, 6479 & 6357 of 2022) and petitioner had no criminal antecedent; petitioner to surrender within three weeks and, on surrender/arrest, be released on bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Ranchi, subject to Section 482(2) B.N.S.S. 2023 conditions.

 ( 2026:JHHC:13102 )

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 1804 of 2026

Istiyak Ansari @ Istiyaq Ansari, aged about 35 years, son of Maniruddin Ansari, resident of village-Murma, P.O. Murma, P.S. Mandar, District-Ranchi ...... … Petitioner

Versus

The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party

-------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Wazid Ali, Advocate For the State : Mr. Saket Kumar, A.P.P.

02/ 04.05.2026 : Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Chanho P.S. Case No.83 of 2022, registered under sections 379, 411 of BNS, 2023, Rules 4, 9, 11 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017 and Rules 4, 54 of the J.MMC (Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession), Rules, 2004, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Ranchi.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is driver of one of the tractor and allegations are made that 12 tractors were intercepted carrying illegal sand. He next submits that owners of the different vehicles have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 6594 of 2022 and A.B.A. No. 6479 of 2022 and other co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 6357 of 2022 contained in annexure-2 series. He submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 14 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail.

Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that illegally sand was being carried out.

Considering that petitioner is driver of one of the tractor and

 ( 2026:JHHC:13102 )

owners of the different vehicles and other co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.As contained in annexure-2 series. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 14 of the petition.

In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, 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 Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Ranchi, in connection with Chanho P.S. Case No.83 of 2022, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023.

( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.)

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