2025:JHHC:33572 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.6339 of 2025 Sidham Mahto, aged about 73 years, son of late Soma Mahto, resident of village-Chatambari (Keshardih), P.O.-Tutkinawatih, P.S.-Silli O.P., District-Ranchi, Jharkhand …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Birendra Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Saket Kumar, A.P.P. ------ 2/11.11.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.9566/2024, registered under section 47(a) of the Excise Act, pending in the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegations are made that 1000 kg Jawa Mahuwa and 70-liter Chuli liquor were recovered from the open space and the petitioner is nothing to do with the said recovery and the place is also not belonged to the petitioner, wherefrom the said recovery were made. He further submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para 7 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that 1000 kg Jawa Mahuwa and 70-liter Chuli were recovered. 5. In view of the above and considering that from the open space, the recovery were made and that place is not belonged to the petitioner and the petitioner has also got no criminal antecedent; I am 2025:JHHC:33572 2 inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner above named is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from the date of receipt of the order and on the event of his surrender / arrest, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount of each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi, in connection with Complaint Case No.9566/2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 7. This Anticipatory Bail Application is accordingly allowed and disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 11.11.2025 R.Kumar