2026:JHHC:8564 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 1108 of 2026 Kumar Chandan, aged about 38 years, S/o Amrendra Singh @ Amrendra Kumar Singh, R/o Village – Tandih, P.O. & P.S. – Chouparan, District – Hazaribagh (Jharkhand). ….. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ….. Opp. Party --------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA -------- For the Petitioner : Mr. K.S. Nanda, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sinha, A.P.P. --------- Order No. 03/Dated: 24th March, 2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Chouparan P.S. Case No. 323 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 338, 336(2), 340(2), 341(3), 274, 275, 317(5), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 47(a) of the Excise Act. 3. It has been alleged that petitioner and other co-accused were involved in illegal sale and purchase of foreign liquor and huge quantity of liquor of different brands were recovered from the house of the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that the house from which the alleged foreign liquor has been recovered was in abandon condition, not used by the petitioner and someone else might have kept the foreign liquor and when the police raided the house and seized the materials, the petitioner, being the owner of the house, has been implicated in this case. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Charge-sheet has not been submitted. Petitioner is in custody since 23.11.2025 without any rhyme and reason. 2026:JHHC:8564 5. It is further submitted that co-accused namely, Ranvijay Kumar Singh and Chunu Kumar have been granted bail in B.A. No. 601/2026 and B.A. No. 849/2026 vide order dated 25.02.2026 and 26.02.2026 respectively by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court and the case of petitioner stands on similar footing. Petitioner undertakes to co- operate in investigation of the case and also abide by all terms and conditions which may be imposed in the matter of granting bail to the petitioner. Hence, the petitioner may be extended the privilege of bail. 6. Learned Addl.P.P appearing for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and has submitted that there is recovery of huge quantity of foreign liquor from the house of the petitioner, therefore, the petitioner does not deserve the privilege of bail. 7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, nature of allegation, criminal antecedent and the period of custody for more than four months, I am inclined to release the above-named petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Hazaribagh, in connection with Chouparan P.S. Case No. 323 of 2025. 8. The bail application is allowed. (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) March 24, 2026 Sunil/ Uploaded on 26/03/2026