2026:JHHC:10568 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1558 of 2026 ---- Mohan Mandal, aged about 50 years son of Baneshwar Mandal resident of Village Sibapahar, PO and PS Ranga District Sahibganj .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Gautam Kumar, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Manoj Kr Mishra, Advocate ---- 2/13.04.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Ranga PS Case No.115 of 2025, for offence registered under section 270, 271, 338, 336(3), 3(5) of BNS, 2023 and section 47(A) of Excise Act, pending in court of learned A.C.J.M., Rajmahal. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegations are made of seizure of foreign liquor and other materials from the said house. He submits that the said house has been let out by the petitioner to one Suchit Saha and to buttress his such argument, he refers to Annexure-2 which is the letting out agreement between the petitioner and Suchit Saha. He submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.11. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that from the house of the petitioner, the said recovery of liquor and other materials are made. 5. Annexure -2 is the document which suggest that the said house was let out by the petitioner to one Suchit Saha and the allegations are made of recovery of foreign liquor and other articles and in that view of the matter, the petitioner, above named, is, hereby, directed to surrender before learned court within two weeks from today, and learned court shall release the petitioner, above named, on such terms and conditions as well as sureties as the learned court may deem fit and proper. 6. This petition is disposed of. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 13.04.2026 SI/