2025:JHHC:19168 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3727 of 2025 Shambhu Chaudhary, S/o Late Kashi Chaudhary, R/o Ward No.6, Village- Auraya Tola, Nakti Toli, P.O.- Ataula, P.S. Meral District- Garhwa (Jharkhand) .... Petitioner(s). Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party(s). …… CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Divyansh Krishna, Advocate Mr. Manmohit Bhalla, Advocate For the State : Mr. Jitendra Pandey, AddI. P.P. …...... 04/ 15.07.2025: Heard, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. This anticipatory bail application under Sections 482 and 484 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Surksha Sanhita, 2023, has been preferred by the petitioner apprehending his arrest for offence under Sections 47(a) of the Excise Act. 3. It is alleged that 50 liters of country made Mahua liquor was recovered from the house of this petitioner. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and further from the place of occurrence (photographs of which has already been annexed along with Geo tag), it is clear that it is not a house, rather it is an open field. 5. After hearing the parties, considering the quantity and the fact that the material was recovered in the field and there is no criminal antecedent of the petitioner, I feel that this is a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail of the petitioner. 6. Considering the above facts, I am inclined to allow this anticipatory bail application. Accordingly, this Anticipatory Bail Application stands allowed. The petitioner, above named, is directed to surrender before the learned court below within four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order and on the event of his surrender or arrest, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of S.D.J.M., Garhwa, in connection with Complaint (Excise) Case No.365 of 2023, subject to the condition that one of the bailers should be a close relative of the petitioner and other should be a resident of State of Jharkhand, having sufficient landed property in his name or in the name of his ancestors in which he is having share and to that effect, he has to file an affidavit before the Trial Court indicating his share in the property. 7. Petitioner should cooperate and join investigation and appear before the Investigating Officer once in 15 days. (ANANDA SEN, J.) R.S./