2025:JHHC:19990 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3890 of 2025 ----- Chandan Kumar Mandal @ Chandan Mandal, S/o Govind Mandal, R/o Village Khairadih, Kasturi, P.O. + P.S. Poraiyahat, District- Godda .... Petitioner(s). Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party(s) ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. S.P. Roy, Advocate For the State : Mr. Arup Kr. Dey, AddI. P.P. …...... 04/ 22.07.2025: Heard, learned counsel for the parties. 2. This is an application filed by the petitioner praying for grant of anticipatory bail in terms of under Sections 482 and 484 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Surksha Sanhita, 2023, apprehending his arrest for the offences under Sections 274/275/292 of BNS and Section 47a of Jharkhand Excise Act, 1915, in connection with Mahagama P.S. Case No.187 of 2024, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Godda. 3. The allegation against this petitioner is that illegal country made liquor was being made and sold in the forest. 4. At the very outset, learned counsel for the State by referring to paragraph 68 of the case-diary submits that since all the offences are punishable for a period of 7 years or less, second notice under Section 35(3) of BNSS has been issued to the petitioner on 15.06.2025. 5. Since notice under Section 35(3) of BNSS has been issued to the petitioner, in my opinion, the petitioner should appear before the Investigating Officer and join the investigation. If the petitioner joins and cooperates with the investigation, he should not have any apprehension of being arrested. 6. Accordingly, the instant anticipatory bail application stands disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) R.S./