( 2026:JHHC:17521 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 3118 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3118 of 2026 Krit Paswan, age about 63 years, son of Late Pachan Paswan @ Late Pawan Paswan, resident of Village- Lodhaya, P.O. Bichkila, P.S. Pratappur, Dist. Chatra … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Vijay Kumar Sharma, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabhu Dayal Agrawal, Spl.P.P. ----- 03/17.06.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Pratappur P.S. Case No.104/2025 dated 21.11.2025, registered for the offence under Sections 274, 275, 3(5) of the BNS and Section 47(a) of the Excise Act, pending in the Court of the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that false allegations are made against the petitioner. He further submits that the name of the petitioner has come only on suspicion. He then submits that it has been alleged that mahua liquor has been recovered from the bank of river in the forest area. He next submits that even the name of the person, who has taken name of the petitioner, is not disclosed in the FIR. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioner has come on suspicion. 5. Considering that the name of the petitioner has come on suspicion and even the alleged mahua liquor has been recovered from the bank of river in the forest area and the name of the person, who has taken the petitioner’s name, is not disclosed in the FIR and in the attending facts and circumstances ( 2026:JHHC:17521 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 3118 of 2026 of the case, 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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Chatra in connection with Pratappur P.S. Case No.104/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 17th June, 2026 Ajay/