2025:JHHC:38121 --1-- A.B.A. No. 7217 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 7217 of 2025 ---- Prafulla Chandra Singh @ Prafulla Chandra, aged about 25 years, son of Ramnath Singh, resident of village – Tirnagar, PO and PS – Mohanpur, District – Deoghar, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Pramod Kr. Jha, Advocate For the State :- Mrs. Amrita Kumari, Advocate ---- 02/18.12.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Mohanpur P.S. Case No.194 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 274 and 275 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 47(a) of Jharkhand Excise Act pending in the Court of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Deoghar. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that 72 liters of foreign liquor was recovered from the abandoned house and the petitioner was not present there. He further submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.08 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that the anticipatory bail of the petitioner may kindly be granted. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer 2025:JHHC:38121 --2-- A.B.A. No. 7217 of 2025 and submits that the house belongs to the petitioner. 5. Considering that the petitioner was not present in the house and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.08 of the petition, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Deoghar in connection with Mohanpur P.S. Case No.194 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 18.12.2025 Sangam/