Jharkhand High CourtMurli Karan @ Murlidhar Karan @ ... vs The State Of Jharkhand on 24 November, 2023IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI\n                              A.B.A. No. 2859 of 2023\n              Murli Karan @ Murlidhar Karan @ Murlidhar ...... Petitioner\n                                       Versus\n              The State of Jharkhand                     ......Opposite party\n                          ----------CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA-----For the Petitioner : Mr. RSP Sinha, Sr. Advocate\n                                  Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sinha, Advocate\n                                  Mr. Punit Kumar, Advocate\n              For the State     : Mr. Manoj Kr. Mishra, A.P.P......Order No.04/ Dated:24.11.2023\n                Heard learned counsel for the parties.2.         Apprehending his arrest in connection with Gurabanda P.S. Case No.\n         36 of 2021 instituted underSections 379of the Indian Penal Code,Sections 4/21of Mines & Minerals (Development andRegulation) Act, 1957, Rule 54 of\n         JMMC, 2004 Amendment 2017/2019 and Rules 7 and 13 of Jharkhand\n         Minerals (prevention of illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rule,\n         2017, the petitioner has moved to this Court for grant of privilege of\n         anticipatory bail.3.         As per FIR, petitioner was involved in illegal storage and trade of\n         sand meant for without any valid documents.4.         Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is\n         innocent and has committed no offence at all rather he has been falsely\n         implicated in this case. It is submitted that petitioner was not present at the\n         place of occurrence. It is further submitted that other Co-accused, namely, Shiv\n         Shankar Nayak, Chandan Kumar Karan @ Chandan Karan have been granted\n         anticipatory bail by this Court in A.B.A. No.1449 of 2023 vide order dated\n         08.05.2023. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate\n         with the investigation of the case and also abide by all terms and conditions\n         which may be imposed in the matter of granting anticipatory bail to the\n petitioner. Hence, the petitioner may be extended the privilege of anticipatory\nbail.5.       Learned Addl.P.P appearing for the State opposes the prayer for\nanticipatory bail of the petitioner.6.       Considering the facts and circumstances of this case, the nature of\nallegation coupled with materials on record, I am inclined to grant privilege of\nanticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to\nsurrender in the Court below within four weeks from today and in the event of\nhis arrest or surrendering, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond\nof Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount\neach to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate,\nGhatshila in connection with Gurabanda P.S. Case No. 36 of 2021 with the\ncondition that he will co-operate with the investigation of the case and appear\nbefore the investigating officer as and when noticed by him and furnish his\nmobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card with an undertaking that he\nwill not change his mobile number during the pendency of the case and subject\nto the conditions as laid down underSection 438(2)of the Code of Criminal\nProcedure.(Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.)\nR.K/