Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:12417 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1837 of 2026 Shashi Kumar Varnwal, Aged about 30 years, S/o-Shiv Shankar Prasad @ Shiv Shankar Prasad Varnwal, R/o- Patel Colony, Jhopri, P.O.- Dhurwa, PS- Jagarnathpur, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand ... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party --------- CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ankit Purva, Advocate Mr. Aaryamann Relan, Advocate For the State : Mr. Satish Prasad, A.P.P. --------- 02/Dated: 28.04.2026 1. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Excise Case No. 05 of 2026 , registered for the offence under Sections 47 (A)/ 55 of the Excise Act, pending in the Court of the learned Sub- Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Khunti. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the false allegation is made against the petitioner of storing approximately 6642 litres of foreign liquor in the house. He submits that the said house is the ancestral house, but he is residing at Ranchi. He further submits that the petitioner is a student and he is having no criminal antecedent, which is stated at paragraph no. 11 of this petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer. 5. Annexure 2 is the marks sheet and the admission card which suggests that the petitioner is a student. It has been pointed out that the said house is an ancestral house and the petitioner is not residing Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:12417 ) there and in that view of the matter, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on such terms, conditions or sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. 6. Accordingly, this application is disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) April 28, 2026 Pramanik/- Uploaded on 30/04/2026