[2026:JHHC:28947] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. No.8968 of 2026 ------ 1. Santosh Kumar @ Santosh Kr. Aged about 26 years, Son of Amol Rai, resident of Ward No. 37, Chiknauta, P.O. and P.S. Hajipur, District- Vaishali (Bihar). 2. Vikash Kumar, aged about 30 years, Son of Shambhu Mahto, resident of village Jadavpur, Chiknauta, P.O. & P.S. Hajipur, Chiknauta, P.O. & P.S. Hajipur, District- Vaishali (Bihar) .... .... …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Sahil, Advocate For the State : Mr. Nawin Kr. Singh, Addl.P.P. ------ Order No:-02 Dated:-25-09-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioners have moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Satgawan P.S. Case No.57 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under sections 274/275/3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and under Section 47(a) of Excise Act. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the allegation against the petitioners is that the petitioner no.1 being the driver and the petitioner no.2 being the accomplish of the petitioner no.1 were transporting huge amount of foreign liquor illegally which was seized by police. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioners are all false. It is next submitted that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in paragraph no.11 of the bail application. It is then submitted that the petitioners have been in custody since 15.07.2026, as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 13 of the bail application. It is also submitted that the co-accused persons of this case have already been admitted to bail vide order dated 18.09.2026 in B.A. No. 8752 of 2026. It is next submitted that the petitioners undertake to cooperate with the trial of the case and further undertake that they will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioners be admitted to bail. The learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the submissions of the counsels and the fact as discussed above, I am inclined to enlarge the abovenamed petitioners on bail. Accordingly, the petitioners are directed to 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. 1st Class, Koderma, in connection with Satgawan P.S. Case No.57 of 2026 with the condition that they will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish their mobile numbers and photocopy of the Aadhar Cards in the court below with an undertaking that they will not change their mobile numbers during the trial of the case and they will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated:- 25.09.2026 Amar/