BALI PASWAN v. STATE OF JHARKHAND
Court: High Court of Jharkhand
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
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Case summary
High Court of Jharkhand judgment dated 2026-05-06. BALI PASWAN v. STATE OF JHARKHAND. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A. B. A. No. 2140 of 2026 ----- Bali Paswan, aged about 42 years, son of late Dashrath Paswan, resident of Village Jujuhar Sikani, PO and PS Hussainabad, District Palamau, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Ms. Diksha Rani, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Bishwambhar Shastri, Advocate ---- 2/06. 05. 2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Excise Complaint Case No. 3326 of 2024, for offence registered under section 47(a) of Excise Act, pending in court of learned SDJM at Daltonganj, Palamu. 3.
Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner has come only on suspicion and the allegations are made of recovery of 30 litres of liquor and 1400 kg of jawa mahua was made from the bank of the Khajurba River and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph 13 of the petition. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the name of the petitioner has come on suspicion. 5. Considering that the name of the petitioner has come on suspicion and the recovery of the said liquor and jawa mahua was found from the bank of the Khajurba river and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as aforesaid, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within two weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.
25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned SDJM at Daltonganj, Palamu, in connection with Excise Complaint Case No. 3326 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. ) 06. 05. 2026 SI/
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