IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (283)

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.168 dated 04.12.2024 under Sections 21(1), 4(1) of the Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (hereinafter referred to as “1957 Act”), registered at Police Station Nangal, Distt. Rupnagar, Punjab.

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

To, The Station House Officer Police Station Nangal Subject- Regarding Illegal Mining at Village Khera Kalmot. In relation to the above subject today dated 4/12/2024 undersigned along with Senior Officers of Mining Department and field staff did checking regarding mining at Village Khera Kalmot. During this time in the mountains of Village Khera Kalmot Lat. 31.308632, Long-76.286830 Didhe Jana f