IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (212)

Date of decision: 28.08.2025 Raj Kumar …... Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ...Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present: Mr. V.P.S. Mithewal, Advocate, with Mr. H.V. Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Harkanwar Jeet Singh, AAG, Punjab.

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JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. (Oral)

The prayer in the present petition under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023 is for the grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.24 dated 22.02.2025 under Sections 21(1), 4(1) of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation & Development Act, 1957 (hereinafter referred to as “1957 Act”) registered at Police Station Nangal, Distt. Roopnagar, Punjab.

2. The present FIR came to be registered at the instance of Anuj Tomar, Inspector Mining-cum-JE Nangal and reads as under:-

To The Station House Officer Nangal Subject Regarding initiating proceedings against M/S Ganga Stone Crusher, village Khera Kalmet, for illegal mining under U/S 21(1).4(1) MMR 1957 In connection with the above subject, today on 22.02.2025, the undersigned checked MS Ganga stone crusher, village Khera Kalmot. During the checking, illegal mining activity was found on the cr