( 2026:JHHC:16320 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 2679 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2679 of 2026 1. Sanju Kumar @ Sanju Saw, aged about 26 years, S/o Rajesh Saw 2. Vishal Saw, aged about 22 years, S/o Rajesh Saw Both resident of Village- Rasda, P.O. & P.S. Basal, District- Ramgarh … Petitioners -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioners : Mr. A.K. Kashyap, Sr. Advocate Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Fahad Allam, A.P.P. ----- 02/08.06.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Basal P.S. Case No.04/2026, registered for the offence under Sections 274, 275, 126(2), 115(2), 352, 351(2), 324(2), 3(5) of the BNS and Section 47(a) of the Excise Act, pending in the Court of the learned S.D.J.M., Ramgarh. 3. Learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are sons of Rajesh Saw. He further submits that the allegations are made that in the restaurant run by the petitioners’ father, illegal liquor bottles were kept and on the said allegation, the petitioners have been implicated in the case, however, the petitioners are not looking after the said restaurant where the liquor bottles were kept. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted to the petitioners. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioners happened to be sons of Rajesh Saw, who was running the said restaurant where illegal liquor bottles were kept. He next submits that the allegations are there against petitioner no.2 of injuring the ( 2026:JHHC:16320 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 2679 of 2026 police personnel. On these grounds, he submits that the prayer for anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Considering that so far as petitioner no.2 is concerned, there is direction allegation against him of assaulting the police personnel and pursuant to that he has received injury and in view of that, the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner no.2, namely, Vishal Saw is rejected. 6. So far as petitioner no.1 is concerned, there is general and omnibus allegation against him and he is said to be son of Rajesh Saw, who is the owner of the said restaurant where the said illegal liquor bottles were kept and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to petitioner no.1. 7. Accordingly, petitioner no.1, namely Sanju Kumar @ Sanju Saw 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 S.D.J.M., Ramgarh in connection with Basal P.S. Case No.04/2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 8. Accordingly, this application is partly allowed. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 8th June, 2026 Ajay/