2025:JHHC:33851 --1-- A.B.A. No. 6399 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6399 of 2025 ---- Binod Kumar Singh @ B.S., aged about 53 years, son of Shyam Narayan Singh, resident of C-B/H, Ashok Nagar 9th Phase Sonari, PO and PS – Sonari, Town – Jamshedpur, District – East Singhbhum .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Vikas Kumar, Advocate :- Mr. Niraj Kumar, Advocate :- Mr. Agnivesh, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Vishwanath Roy, Advocate ---- 02/12.11.2025 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 Sonari P.S. Case No.74 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 274, 318(4), 336(2), 338 and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 47(a) of Excise Act, 2015 pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Jamshedpur. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the owner of the house which was let out in favour of the accused persons. He further submits that the allegations are made that the accused persons were utilizing the said premises for making illegal liquor. He then submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.19 of the petition. He next submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and the petitioner has received the 2025:JHHC:33851 --2-- A.B.A. No. 6399 of 2025 notice under Section 35(3) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that from the said premises many incriminating materials have been received which clearly suggests that illegal preparation of liquor was going on in the said premises. 5. Considering that the petitioner is said to be the owner of the said house and the said was let out by the petitioner to the accused persons and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.19 of the petition and it has been pointed out in the course of argument that the petitioner is also residing in another house, 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 Judicial Magistrate First Class, Jamshedpur in connection with Sonari P.S. Case No.74 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 12.11.2025 Sangam/