Nishar Ahmad v. the State of Jharkhand
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Anticipatory bail application (A.B.A. No. 2992 of 2026), High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi, Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J., decided 11.06.2026. Vehicle (Trailer) owner sought pre-arrest bail in an illegal coal transportation case — Baliapur PS Case No.63 of 2026, Dhanbad — involving section 317(5), 3(5) of BNS, 2023, Sections 4(1) and 21 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, and Rules 9 and 13 of the Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017. Grounds: false implication, ownership of vehicle, driver loaded the 40 tons of coal, no criminal antecedent. Relief: surrender within three weeks; release on bail bond of Rs.25,000/- with two like sureties; conditions per section 482(2) of BNSS, 2023. Keywords: anticipatory bail, A.B.A., trailer owner, coal, illegal mining, BNS 2023, MMDR Act 1957, Jharkhand, Dhanbad, bail bond.