2026:JHHC:19688 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3523 of 2026 ------ Rahul Layak @ Rahul Layek, aged about 26 years, son of Paban Layak, resident of Village Dabar More, P.O. Chitranjan, P.S. Mihijam, District Jamtara, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner : Mr. Pramod Kumar Jha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Manoj Kumar Mishra, A.P.P. ------ 02/06.07.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Madhupur Rail P.S. Case No. 45 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 47(a) of the Excise Act and Section 76 of J.J. Act, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Madhupur (Deoghar). 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is an employee in a shop and the allegations are made that two of the juvenile accused persons were found carrying 27 bottles of liquor in the train and they have falsely taken the name of the petitioner. He also submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 9 of the petition. He next submits that in identical situation, co- accused has been granted anticipatory bail by this court in A.B.A. No.3257 of 2026. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioner has come on the confessional statement of two of the juveniles and in view of that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Considering that the name of the petitioner has come on the confession of two of the juveniles and in identical situation, co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No.3257 of 2026 and it has been pointed out that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed 2026:JHHC:19688 in para 9 of the petition, in the attending facts and circumstances, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within two 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 Judicial Magistrate, Madhupur (Deoghar), in connection with Madhupur Rail P.S. Case No. 45 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 06.07.2026 Anit Uploaded 07.07.2026