2026:JHHC:5872-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. A. (DB) No. 86 of 2026 -------- Zeyauddin Khan, aged about 63 years, Son of Late Hashim Mohammad Khan, resident of Garden Reach, P.O. & P.S.-Garden Reach, Dist.- Kolkata, (West Bengal) ... ... Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand …… Respondent -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA -------- For the Appellant : Md. Abdul Wahab, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kumar Chatterjee, Spl.P.P. -------- Order No. 04/ Dated: 27th February, 2026 1. Heard Md. Abdul Wahab, learned counsel for the appellant and learned Spl.P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 04.11.2025 passed in A.B.P. No.410 of 2025, arising out of Jarmundi P.S. Case No. 20 of 2024, by the learned Dist. & Addl. Sessions Judge-I, Dumka, whereby and whereunder the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. It has been alleged that the accused persons were involved in adulteration of petrol in a tanker. 4. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant was not involved in such adulteration and he has been implicated only because he is the owner of the vehicle in question. Learned counsel has referred to the certain documents including tax invoice of Maha Laxmi Enterprises in order to substantiate his submission that the transportation of the petrol was made under a valid sanctity of law and this fact has been stated at para 27 of the case diary. Learned counsel further adds that the appellant lives in Kolkata 2026:JHHC:5872-DB 2 Cr. A. (DB) No. 86 of 2026 and tanker was under custody and supervision of the driver. 5. Learned Spl.P.P. has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant and has submitted that without the connivance of the owner of the tanker, such adulteration could not have been done. 6. On consideration of the fact that the appellant is the owner of the tanker and petrol was adulterated with other chemical substances which indicates the connivance of the appellant, as such, we are not inclined to interfere with the impugned order dated 04.11.2025 passed in A.B.P. No.410 of 2025, arising out of Jarmundi P.S. Case No. 20 of 2024, by the learned Dist. & Addl. Sessions Judge-I, Dumka and consequently, we dismiss this appeal. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) 27.02.2026 Basant Uploaded on 27/02/2026