[2026:JHHC:11933] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1941 of 2026 Shyam Sunder Mandal @ Sambhu Mandal @ Shyam Sudar Monal, aged about 37 years, Son of Jaynarayan Mandal, Resident of Village Dalaikela, P.O.- Padampur, P.S.- Kharsawan, District-Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand – 833101. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Vishal Kumar Tiwari, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, A.P.P. ------ 03/ 23.04.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with C.C. Case No. 28 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 47(a) and 55 of the Excise Act, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Seraikella. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that foreign liquor has been recovered from the house of the apprehended co-accused Naresh Kumar Mandal. He next submits that false allegations are made against this petitioner by the said Naresh Kumar Mandal. He further submits that the petitioner is having three criminal antecedents and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-11 of the petition, however, he has already been granted bail in that matter. He also submits that from the house, the said recovery has been made is not belonging to the petitioner. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that said Naresh Kumar Mandal has kept the illegal [2026:JHHC:11933] -2- foreign liquor in the house of this petitioner. He next submits that the petitioner is having three criminal antecedents. 5. Considering that the house is not belonging to the petitioner and having three criminal antecedents is not the sole criteria either to reject or allow the regular bail or anticipatory bail and in that view of the matter, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on such terms and conditions or the sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-23.04.2026 Amitesh/-