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2025 DAILYLAW 15708 (JHR)

SHIVJEE GUPTA v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

A.B.A./3099/2025 · 2025-06-05

Deepak Roshan

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2025:JHHC:14590 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3099 of 2025 1. Shivjee Gupta, aged about 67 years, S/o – Anant Sah, R/o – Dina Pahalwan Akhada, PO and PS – Chas, District – Bokaro, Jharkhand 2. Hira Lal Sah, aged about 59 years, S/o Anant Sah, R/o – House No.130, Telidih, Devi Asthan, Adarsh Colony, PO and PS – Chas, District – Bokaro, Jharkhand 3. Anil Kumar Saw, aged about 38 years, S/o – Gopi Saw, R/o Sonatand, PO and PS – Siwandih, District – Bokaro, Jharkhand .... .... Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand … …. Opp. Party CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN For the Petitioners : Mr. Vishal Srivastava, Advocate : Mr. Mohit Prakash, Advocate For the Respondent-State : Mr. Bishwambhar Sharthi, APP ------ Order No. 02 / Dated : 05.06.2025. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 997/2018 for the offences registered under Sections 47(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), 55 and 66 of Excise Act. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the names of the petitioners have been transpired only on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused namely Amarjit Prasad. He lastly submits that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent and the allegation made against them are vague and omnibus. 4. Learned A.P.P. opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail. 5. Having regard to the facts of the case and looking to the allegation made against these petitioners, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioners on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the petitioners are directed to surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from today and the learned court below on their surrender shall release them on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand Only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Bokaro in connection with Complaint Case No. 997/2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 6. It is made clear that the petitioners shall cooperate in the investigation/trial and if the petitioners will not cooperate in the investigation/trial, the State would be at liberty to take appropriate action. (Deepak Roshan, J.) Sangam/ -