2025:JHHC:33574 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.6340 of 2025 Budh Ram Mahto @ Budhram Mahto, aged about 43 years, son of late Narayan Mahto, resident of village-Brahmandih, P.O.-Lagam, P.S.-Muri 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. Sanjay Kr. Srivastava, 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 Silli P.S. Case No.77/2025, registered under sections 274 and 275 B.N.S. and section 47(a) of the Excise Act, pending in the Court of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegations are made that 15 liters of country made liquor and 300 KG of Jawa Mahuwa have been recovered from a hut and the petitioner is nothing to do with the said hut and the name of the petitioner has come on the basis of the information furnished by one Chuakidar and even the name of the said chaukidar has not been disclosed in the FIR. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the said recovery has been made from hut. 5. In view of the above and considering that the recovery has been made from hut, the petitioner is nothing to do with the said hut and even the name of the chaukidar, who has taken the name of the 2025:JHHC:33574 2 petitioner has not been disclosed in the FIR, I am 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 Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi, in connection with Silli P.S. Case No.77/2025, 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