( 2026:JHHC:6628 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 1616 of 2026 --------- Om Prakash Bharti @ Dablu Giri, aged about 37 years, S/o-Krishna Kumar Bharti, R/o-Village-Ikoni, P.O., & P.S.-Hussainabad, District-Palamau, Jharkhand … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Respondent --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ---------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Vishwajeet Kumar Tiwari, Advocate Mr. Sheo Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sinha, A.P.P. ----------- 02/Dated: 12th March, 2026 1. Heard Mr. Vishwajeet Kumar Tiwari, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. 2. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Hussainabad P.S. Case No. 194 of 2025 registered under sections 274, 275, 317(5)/3(5) of BNS and Section 47(a) of Excise Act. 3. Acting upon a secret information, the police intercepted a car bearing Reg. No.JH-09J-7584 and found the same loaded with illegal country-made liquor. On inquiry, the driver disclosed the involvement of the present petitioner in hiring the vehicle to transport liquor to Bihar. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence at all rather he has been falsely implicated in this case only on the allegation that the vehicle involved in this case loaded with illicit country- made wine has to be transported at the place of the present petitioner, who is alleged to have hired the vehicle but no such evidence has been collected during investigation. The petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 16.12.2025 having no criminal antecedents. Petitioner undertakes to co-operate with ( 2026:JHHC:6628 ) 2 the trial of the case and remain physically present on each and every date till the conclusion of the trial and shall not indulge in tampering with the prosecution evidence or influence the witnesses or gain over them. Hence the petitioner may be enlarged on bail. 5. Learned Addl. P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of this case as well as the nature of allegation against petitioner coupled with materials available on record, I am inclined to release the above named petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned SDJM, Palamau in connection with Hussainabad P.S. Case No. 194 of 2025 with condition that petitioner shall appear physically on each and every date during the trial of case till its conclusion unless his physical appearance is dispensed with for sufficient cause to the satisfaction of the learned trial court and with further condition that petitioner shall not indulge in tampering with the prosecution evidence or influence the witnesses or gain over them. (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) Pappu/- 12/03/2026 Uploaded on 13 / 03/2026