2026:JHHC:5166 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 193 of 2026 ----- Munna Kumar @ Munna Yadav, son of Indardev Yadhav, resident of village-Rajdhanwar, P.O. & P.S. Dhanwar, District-Giridih. .......... Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand .......... Opp. Party ----- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Diwakar Jha, Advocate Mr. Mayank Mridul, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sinha, A.P.P. ----- Order No.02 Date: 20.02.2026 1. The petitioner is an accused in the case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 338, 336(3), 340(2), 271, 272, 274, 275, 318(4) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and Section 47(A) of the Excise Act. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case and has not committed any offence as alleged in the F.I.R. The petitioner was allegedly apprehended from a place where country made liquor was illegally being manufactured and from the said place 200 litres of foreign liquor and 132 litres of country made liquor were also seized. It is further submitted that the similarly situated co-accused Bashir Alam has already been granted regular bail by a Bench of this Court vide order dated 17th February, 2026 passed in B.A. No.10889 of 2025. The petitioner is in judicial custody in connection with the 2026:JHHC:5166 2 present case since 17th September, 2025. Hence, he may be given the privilege of regular bail. 3. Learned A.P.P. opposes the petitioner’s prayer for regular bail. 4. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the materials available on record, the petitioner 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 Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Giridih in connection with Dhanwar P.S. Case No.258 of 2025. (Rajesh Shankar, J.) 20.02.2026 Rohit/