The Jharkhand High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a scrap dealer, Dineshwar Saw who was apprehending arrest in connection with a case involving alleged irregularities linked to the sale of iron scrap.
The bench Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi has observed that the petitioner appeared to be a legitimate scrap dealer engaged in regular business, and the prosecution had not shown any criminal antecedent. Taking these factors into account, the Court found grounds to extend the benefit of anticipatory bail.
The petitioner, Dineshwar Saw, a 62-year-old scrap trader and proprietor of M/s Dineshwar Saw, had moved the High Court seeking protection from arrest in Telaiya Police Station Case No. 240 of 2025, registered under Sections 303(2), 317(2), and 317(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
During the hearing, the petitioner’s counsel argued that the seized iron scrap was lawfully owned and not stolen property. It was submitted that the material had been sold through regular business channels to M/s Tushyam Mattel Pvt. Limited, located at Gajhandi Road, Gumo, and that the petitioner held a valid GST registration associated with the transaction.
It was further emphasized that the petitioner had no prior criminal record, a fact disclosed in the anticipatory bail application.
Opposing the plea, the State’s counsel contended that the iron scrap in question was indeed sold by the petitioner but raised objections on granting relief.
The Court directed the petitioner to surrender before the trial court within three weeks, and upon such surrender or arrest, be released on bail on furnishing a bond of Rs. 25,000 with two sureties of the like amount. The bail is subject to compliance with the conditions under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.
Case Details
Case Title: Dineshwar Saw Versus The State of Jharkhand
Case No.: A. B. A. No. 6205 of 2025
Date: 30.10.2025
Counsel For Petitioner: Manoj
Counsel For Respondent: Abhay Kr. Tiwari
