( 2026:JHHC:21329 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 3901 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3901 of 2026 Rakesh Kumar Verma, aged about 37 years, S/o Late Jay Verma, Village- Hochar, P.O. Tenughat, P.S. Bermo, Tenughat, District- Bokaro, Jharkhand … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Ms. Shipra Sonam, Advocate For the State : Mr. Tarun Kumar, A.P.P. ----- 02/20.07.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint (Excise) Case No.64 of 2026 dated 20.01.2026, registered for the offence under Sections 47(a), (d) and (e) of the Excise Act, pending in the Court of the learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bermo at Tenughat. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case and the foreign liquor in question has been recovered from the house of accused no.2, namely, Laldeo Manjhi. She further submits that only on suspicion, the petitioner has been made accused in the present case. She next submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 12 of this application. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioner has come on suspicion and in view of that, the prayer for anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Considering that the name of the petitioner has come on suspicion and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 12 of this application and the recovery has been made from the house of Laldo ( 2026:JHHC:21329 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 3901 of 2026 Manjhi and in the attending facts and circumstances 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, Bermo at Tenughat in connection with Complaint (Excise) Case No.64 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 20th July, 2026 Ajay/