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Ajay Kumar v. State of Jharkhand

Jharkhand HC9 Mar 2026A.B.A./1005/2026

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Ajay Kumar v. The State of Jharkhand; ABA No.1005 of 2026; High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi; anticipatory bail application; apprehension of arrest; Lokainayanpur P.S. Case No.10 of 2024; B.N.S. Sections 274, 275, 317 (5), 3(5); Excise Act Sections 47 (A)/55; car BR 43C 8912; Sharvan Kumar; foreign liquor; Judicial Magistrate 1st Class Giridih; surrender within two weeks; release on bail with sureties; no criminal antecedent; Anjani Kr. Singh; Ajay Kr. Pathak APP; Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.; 09.03.2026.

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Conditional anticipatory bail: petitioner to surrender before the learned Court (Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Giridih) within two weeks, whereupon the learned Court shall release him on such terms, conditions and sureties as it deems fit and proper. ¶17

Ajay Kumar Vs State of Jharkhand — Jharkhand HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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2026:JHHC:6068

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.1005 of 2026

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Ajay Kumar, aged about 28 years, son of Srikant Gupta @ Srikant Yadav, resident of Jaypalpatti, P.O. and P.S. Madhepura, District Madhepura (Bihar) …. Petitioner

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Versus

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The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI

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-----For the Petitioner : Mr. Anjani Kr. Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Ajay Kr. Pathak, APP ------

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2/09.03.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioner and

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learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State.

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The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Lokainayanpur P.S. Case No.10 of 2024, for the offence registered under Section 274, 275, 317 (5), 3(5) of B.N.S. and Section 47 (A)/55 of Excise Act, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Giridih.

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Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be the owner of the car being BR 43C 8912. He also submits that the said car was handed over by the petitioner to one Sharvan Kumar and the allegations are made that the foreign liquor has been recovered in the said car. He also submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph 13 of the petition.

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Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioner happened to be the owner of the car, on which illegally foreign liquor was being carried.

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Considering that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent

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and he is the owner of the said car and it has been pointed out that the said car was handed over to one Sharvan Kumar and the car was being utilized by said Sharvan Kumar, in that view of the matter, the petitioner above named is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on such terms and condition and sureties, the learned Court may deem fit and proper.

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(Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.)

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09.03.2026

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R.Kumar

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