IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 10932 of 2024 Shambhu Mandal @ Shyamsundar Mandal, aged about 37 years, son of Jainarayan Mandal, resident of village- Dalaikela, Post- Kharsawan, Police Station- Kharsawan, District- Seraikella- Kharsawan. … Petitioner - Versus - The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Vikash Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Subodh Kumar Dubey, A.P.P. --- 02 /06.01.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Kuchai P.S. Case No.34 of 2024, for the offences registered under Sections 336/338/340/341 of the B.N.S., 2023, Section 47(a) of the Excise Act and Section 63 of the Copy Right Act., pending in the court of learned A.C.J.M., Seraikella. On 18.10.2024, Kuchai police on the basis of confidential information destroyed an illegal distillery in Lopta Jangali Pahari, Kuchai and also seized huge quantity of liquor. It was submitted that four persons were apprehended from there and they have stated about the complicity of the petitioner. It was further submitted that petitioner was not apprehended at the place of occurrence and apart from confession, there is no other material against the petitioner on the record. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail. In view of the submissions made above, I am inclined to release the petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to 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 learned A.C.J.M., Seraikella, in connection with Kuchai P.S. Case No.34 of 2024. (Ambuj Nath, J.) Jay/-