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[2025:JHHC:15725] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No.4207 of 2025
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1. Kelment Hans aged about 24 years, son of Duga Hans, Resident of village- Hurudag, P.O.- Fatha, P.S.- Katkamdag, Dist.- Hazaribag.
2. Manoj Kumar Ganjhu @ Manoj Ganjhu aged about 30 years, son of Nirmal Ganjhu, Resident of village- Jamuari, P.O.- Fatha, P.S.- Katkamdag, Dist.- Hazaribag .... .... …. Petitioners
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 Petitioners : Mr. Shailendra Jit, Advocate
For the State
: Mrs. Ruby Pandey, Addl.P.P
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Order No.02 Dated-16-06-2025
Heard the parties.
The petitioners have been made accused in connection with Katkamdag P.S. Case No.18 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 274/275/292/318(4)/338/336(3)/340(2)/349/3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 47(a) of Excise Act.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the allegation against the petitioners is that the petitioners were involved in manufacturing of adulterated foreign liquor and huge quantity of adulterated foreign liquor was recovered from the house of the petitioners. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioners is false. It is then submitted that the name of the petitioners have been transpired only on the basis of the confessional statement of their brother Kristopal Hans; who has been declared as juvenile and admitted to bail. It is then submitted that the petitioners have no concern with the seized articles. Drawing attention of this court towards para-14 of the instant bail application, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 25.03.2025 as is evident from para-16 of the instant bail application. It is lastly submitted that the petitioners
undertakes to co-operate with the investigation of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioners be released on bail.
Learned Addl.P.P. appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioners.
Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioners are
directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Hazaribag in connection with Katkamdag P.S. Case No.18 of 2025 with the condition that they will co-operate with the investigation of the case and furnish their mobile numbers and photocopy of their Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that they will not change their mobile numbers during the trial of the case.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Saroj/