2026:JHHC:19725 --1-- A.B.A. No. 3535 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3535 of 2026 ---- 1. Dev Kumar, aged about 45 years, son of Kedar Karndeo, resident of village – Biharoo, PO – Atkadiha, PS – Bagodar, District – Giridih 2. Ajay Kumar, aged about 40 years, son of Ramji Prasad, R/o village – Atka, PO and PS – Bagodar, District - Giridih .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Govind Ray Karan, Advocate For the State :- Mrs. Shweta Singh, Advocate ---- 02/06.07.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Bagodar P.S. Case No.54 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 316(5), 318(4) and 61(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending in the Court of learned J.M.F.C., Giridih. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are merely employees of the informant and were doing the work as a salesman in the liquor shop. He further submits that in fact the petitioners have not been paid the salary of last 27 months and the said amount was not paid to Jharkhand State Beverages Corporation by the informant. He then submits that for saving his own skin the petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case. He next submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.17 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail 2026:JHHC:19725 --2-- A.B.A. No. 3535 of 2026 may kindly be granted. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of transferring the amount of the liquor shop in the account of the petitioners and in view of that the anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Considering that the petitioners are employees of the informant and it has been pointed out that the informant has not paid the amount to the Jharkhand State Beverages Corporation and the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.17 of the petition, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners, above named, are hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of their surrender/arrest, the petitioners, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each, with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned J.M.F.C., Giridih in connection with Bagodar P.S. Case No.54 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 06.07.2026 Sangam/