2026:JHHC:1949 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 383 of 2026 ---- Md. Mahmood Alam, aged about 42 years, son of Md. Fahimuddin, resident of Gulzarbag Wasseypur, PO Dhanbad, PS Dhanbad, District Dhanbad, State Jharkhand.. Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. R.N.Chatterjee, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Rakesh Kr. Sinha, Advocate ---- 2/27.01.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint Case no.1605 of 2024, for offence registered under section 47(a) of Excise Act, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Giridih. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner happened to be owner of the pick up van and allegation is made of loading 2000 litres spirit on the said vehicle which was being driven by the driver and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.17. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that from the said vehicle spirit in question has been recovered. 5. Considering that petitioner happened to be owner of the pick-up van and which was being driven by the driver and the 2026:JHHC:1949 2 petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.17, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within four weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Giridih, in connection with Complaint Case no.1605 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 27.01.2026 SI/