[2026:JHHC:24261] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4558 of 2026 1. Sanjay Singh, Aged about 54 years, son of Late Yadu Singh, resident of Village Ledwaradih, P.O. Sonardih & P.S. Jamua, District Giridih. 2. Asutosh Kumar Singh @ Karu Singh, Aged about 34 years, Son of Sanjay Singh, resident of Village Ledwaradih, P.O. Sonardih & P.S. Jamua, District Giridih. ..... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Ankit Kumar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, A.P.P. ------ 05/ 13.08.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Jamua P.S. Case No. 155 of 2026, registered under Section 47(a)(d) of Excise Act and Sections 274, 275, 317(5) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Giridih. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioner No. 1 is the father and petitioner No 2 is the son and both have been implicated by their gotias against whom there is land dispute and the land, from which, the recovery of illicit liquor has been made, does not belong to these petitioners, rather it belongs to one of the brothers of the petitioner No 1. He next submits that petitioners are not residing at the place of occurrence and does not have absolute title over the property, from which, the alleged recovery has been made, rather they are residing 800 metres far away from that place of occurrence. He further submits that the petitioners are having no criminal [2026:JHHC:24261] -2- antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-12 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be provided to the petitioners. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the names of these petitioners have been taken by the villagers. On this ground, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Considering that the name of these petitioners has been taken by the villagers and who has taken the name of these petitioners that person name has not been disclosed in the FIR and it has been pointed out that the petitioners are residing in another place i.e. 800 meters far away from the place of occurrence and the said place of occurrence does not belong to these petitioners and further the petitioners are having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-12 of the petition and in the attending facts and circumstances of this case, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners, named above, are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Giridih, in connection with Jamua P.S. Case No. 155 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-13.08.2026 Amitesh/-