[ 2026:JHHC:14878] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2549 of 2026 Md. Shamsher Ansari, S/o Md. Sarif Ansari, aged about 39 years, Resident of- Village-Romi, Alagidha, Pabra Road, PO & PS-Pelawal, District-Hazaribag, Jharkhand, Pincode-825301. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Shivam Sahay, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, A.P.P. ------ 05/ 14.05.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with C (Ex.) Case No. 228 of 2026, registered for the offence under Section 47(a) of Excise Act, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribagh. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be the owner of the vehicle in question and allegations are made of recovery of 60 jerkin of spirit on the said vehicle. He next submits that the petitioner earns his livelihood on renting the said vehicle and the driver was driving the said vehicle. He further submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-12 of the petition. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that on the vehicle in question, the spirit has been recovered. 5. Considering that the petitioner is the owner of the vehicle in question and the driver was driving the said vehicle and further the [ 2026:JHHC:14878] -2- petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-12 of the petition, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribagh, in connection with C (Ex.) Case No. 228 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-14.05.2026 Amitesh/-