2026:JHHC:14819 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 2542 of 2026 ---- Rahul Kumar, aged about 22 years, son of Suresh Sah @ Suresh Gupta, resident of Village Basudeopur, Bhathatoli Dalhatta, PO and PS Basudeopur, District Munger, Bihar .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Aman Shekhar, Advocate For the State :- Mr. A.P. Topno, Advocate ---- 2/14.05.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Poraiyahat PS Case No.42 of 2024, for offence registered under section 272, 273, 34 of IPC and Section 47(a) of Jharkhand Excise Act, 1915, pending in court of learned S.D.J.M., Godda. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner has come on confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused from whose possession foreign liquor has been recovered. He next submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.14 of the petition. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the name of the petitioner has come on confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused. 2026:JHHC:14819 2 5. Considering that name of the petitioner has come on confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as aforesaid, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within two weeks from today, and in 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 like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Godda, in connection with Poraiyahat PS Case No.42 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 14.05.2026 SI/