2025:JHHC:37636 1 A.B.A. No. 7153 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 7153 of 2025 ---- Nand Kishore Sahu aged about 37 years son of Machhindar Sahu resident of Village Arru PO and PS Senha Dist.Lohardaga, Pin 835302, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Robin Kumar, Advocate For the State :- Mrs Ruby Pandey, Advocate ---- 2/15.12.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.34429 of 2025, arising out of Excise P.S. Raid Dated 22.10.2025, for offence registered under section 47(A) and 55 of the Jharkhand Excise Act, 2000 (Amendment 2015), pending in court of learned A.C.J.M., Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the house in question was let out to another person wherefrom 26 liters of foreign liquor have been alleged to be recovered. He further submits that the petitioner is doing business at Lohardaga whereas liquor in question has been recovered from Ranchi. He submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.15. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that at the time or raid, the wife of the petitioner was present there. 5. Considering that address of the petitioner is said to be at Lohardaga and it has been pointed out that the petitioner is doing the business at Lohardaga and it has been argued that house at Ranchi has been let out by the petitioner to another person and that person has 2025:JHHC:37636 2 A.B.A. No. 7153 of 2025 vacated the house and the wife has gone there for clearing the house and in the meantime, the raid was made and recovery has been made and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.15, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M., Ranchi, in connection with Complaint Case No.34429 of 2025, arising out of Excise P.S. Raid Dated 22.10.2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 15.12.2025 SI/