SANJAY KUMAR MAHTO v. THE 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 2025-12-15. SANJAY KUMAR MAHTO v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No. 7149 of 2025 Sanjay Kumar Mahto, Aged about 41 years, S/o Narhari Mahto Resident of village Kokalagam, P. O Tutkinawadih P. S. Silli, Dist. Ranchi. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Shailesh Kr. Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Nawin Kr. Singh, A. P. P. ------ 2/15. 12. 2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending their arrest in connection with Silli P. S Case No. -96/2025, for offence u/s 274/275 of BNS & 47(a) of Excise Act, pending in the learned Court of S. D. J. M, at Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that from a village in a particular place, 500 Kg of Jawa Mahua 15 liters of Mahua liquor was recovered.
He submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and the petitioner happened to be a milkman and nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioner is named in the FIR. 5. From the FIR, it transpires that the said Mahua was not recovered from the possession of the petitioner and it is kept in a particular place. It has been pointed out that the petitioner happens to be the milkman; I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner above named is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from the date of receipt of the order and on the event of his surrender / arrest, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount of each to the satisfaction of learned S. D. J. M, at Ranchi, in connection with Silli P. S case No.
-96/2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 7. This Anticipatory Bail Application is accordingly allowed and disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. ) 15. 12. 2025 R. Kumar
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