( 2025:JHHC:30459 ) --1-- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5779 of 2025 ---- Kariya Soren, aged about 48 years, son of late Fatu Soren, resident of Sukrigaria P.O and P.S Galudih, District-East Singhbhum .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. J.N Upadhayay, Advocate :- Mr. Mayank Kumar, Advocate :- Mr. Rahul Kumar, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Vijoy Kumar Sinha, A.P.P. ---- 02/26.09.2025 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, Complaint Case No. 307 of 2024 for the alleged offences registered under Section 47 (a) of the Excise Act, pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ghatshila. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that allegations are made that 15 litres mahua liquor is recovered from the house of the petitioner. He further submits that it was kept for celebrating Karma Puja. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the recovery has been made from the house of the petitioner. ( 2025:JHHC:30459 ) --2-- 5. Considering the quantity of the mahua liquor and also it has been pointed out that it has been kept for celebrating the karma puja, and, in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 7. 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ghatshila , in connection with Complaint Case No. 307 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 26.09.2025 (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Abha/