2026:JHHC:12073 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 1933 of 2026 ---- 1.Prem Kumar Chandan, aged about 35 years, son of Prem Prakash, resident of Village Udantpuri, Garpar, PO and PS Bihar Sharif, District Nalanda (Bihar) 2.Banti Kumar, aged about 34 years, son of Ramnandan Prasad, resident of Village Jagar, P.O. and P.S. Bhandari, District Nalanda, Bihar .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Sahil, Advocate For the State :- Mr. P.D. Agarwal, Advocate ---- 2/23.04.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioners and for State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Koderma P.S. Case No.201 of 2025, for offence registered under section 274, 275/3(5) of BNS, 2023 and section 47(a) of Excise Act, pending in court of learned C.J.M., Koderma. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioner no.1 is owner of the vehicle and the allegations are made of carrying foreign liquor in the said vehicle. He next submits that so far as the petitioner no.2 is concerned, there are vague allegations of escorting the said vehicle. He next submits that the petitioners are having no criminal antecedents as disclosed in paragraph no.11 of the petition. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the 2026:JHHC:12073 2 illegally the said liquor was being carried in the said vehicle. 5. Considering that the petitioner no.1 is owner and petitioner no.2 is said to be escorting the said vehicle and learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the said liquor is not claimed by the petitioners and the petitioners are having no criminal antecedent as aforesaid, and in that view of the matter, both the petitioners, above named, are, hereby, directed to surrender before learned court within two weeks from today, and learned court shall release the petitioners, above named, on such terms and conditions as well as sureties as the learned court may deem fit and proper. 6. A.B.A. No. 1933 of 2026 is disposed of. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 23.04.2026 SI/