( 2025:JHHC:14298 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A.No. 2917 of 2025 ----- Ramu Yadav aged about 50 years, son of Jagdish Yadav, resident of village-Jarga, P.O. Gujhandhi, P.S.-Telaiya, District-Koderma ……… Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand ……… Opp. Party ----- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR For the Petitioner : Mr. Randhir Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Shweta Singh, A.P.P. ----- Order No.2 Date: 29.05.2025 1. The petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Telaiya P.S. Case No. 62 of 2025, for the offences punishable under Sections 272, 274, 275, 292, 3 (5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 47 (a) (f) of Jharkhand Excise Act, pending in the Court of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Koderma, has prayed for grant of anticipatory bail. 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case and has not committed any offence as alleged in the F.I.R. There is alleged recovery of 2000 litres illegal mahua liquor kept in four syntax of 500 litres from a field in front of the house of petitioner. It has also been alleged that the said field belongs to the petitioner. It has specifically been stated at para 12 of the present anticipatory bail application that the said field belongs to co-accused Sunil Kumar Mahto (the brother of the petitioner). It is also stated that 2 the petitioner is not involved in illegal manufacturing and sale of liquor The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been stated in para 11 of the present anticipatory bail application. The petitioner, however, undertakes to co-operate in the investigation. Hence, he may be given the privilege of anticipatory bail. 3. Learned A.P.P. opposes the petitioner’s prayer for grant of anticipatory bail. 4. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the material available on record, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail. 5. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within three weeks from today, shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Koderma in connection with Telaiya P.S. Case No. 62 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Rajesh Shankar, J.) P.K.S.