[2025:JHHC:24388] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4582 of 2025 Wakil Singh, aged about 40 years, son of Saryu Singh, resident of Village-Kurhath, Police Station- Hariharganj, Post Hariharganj, District-Palamau. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Vikash Kumar, Advocate. For the State : Mrs. Kumari Rashmi, A.P.P. ------ 03/ 20.08.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 2891 of 2025, registered for the alleged offence under Sections 47(a), 52(d) and 55 of the Excise Act, pending in the Court of learned A.C.J.M., Pamalau. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegations are made that 11609.520 liters illegal foreign liquor was recovered from the house. He submits that the said house does not belong to the petitioner and disclosure has also been made in the petition in that regard. He submits that the villager has taken the name of this petitioner, however, the name of said villager has not been disclosed in the FIR and on the seizure list, only the police officials have put their signature as a witness. He further submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-15 of the petition. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that illegal liquor was recovered from the house. 5. Considering that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-15 of the petition and further the house, from which, the illicit foreign liquor was recovered was not belonged to the petitioner and the name of the [2025:JHHC:24388] -2- petitioner was taken by one of the villager, however, the name of said villager has not been disclosed in the FIR, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner, named above, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty- five thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M., Palamau, in connection with Complaint Case No. 2891 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Amitesh/-