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[2025:JHHC:12060] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No.3256 of 2025
------ Vinod Chouhan aged about 33 years, S/o- Late Ramswarup Chauhan, R/o Vill – Aure Beldaria & P.O & P.S.- Ramgarh Chowk District- Lakhisarai (Bihar) .... .... …. Petitioner
Versus The State of Jharkhand
.... .... .... Opposite Party
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CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
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For the Petitioner : Mr. Mritunjay Chaudhary, Advocate
Mr. Ankur Anand, Advocate
For the State
: Mr. Sanjay Kr. Srivastava, Addl.P.P
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Order No.02 Dated- 23-04-2025
Heard the parties.
The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Satgawan P.S. Case No.08 of 2023 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272, 273/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 47 (a) of the Excise Act.
Learned counsel for the petitioner files a supplementary affidavit. Let the same be kept in the record.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner is the owner of a vehicle which was seized by police while being involved in transportation of 335 litre of Mahua liquor. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is further submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 28.02.2025 as is evident from para-01 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail.
Learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail.
Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is
directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M.-1st Class, Koderma in connection with
Satgawan P.S. Case No.08 of 2023 with the condition that he will co- operate with the trial of the case and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Animesh/