Badal Kumar Vs the State of Jharkhand — Anticipatory Bail | Jharkhand HC (2026)

Badal Kumar Vs the State of Jharkhand — Anticipatory Bail | Jharkhand HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail: petitioner to surrender before the learned court within three weeks and, on surrender/arrest, to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000 with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Koderma, in connection with Domchanch P.S. Case No. 12 of 2026, subject to conditions under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, apprehending arrest in Domchanch P.S. Case No. 12 of 2026 (sections 274/275/3(5) of BNS, 2023 and section 47(a) of Excise Act), is entitled to the privilege of anticipatory bail.

Court's answer

Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks and, on surrender/arrest, to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000 with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Koderma, in connection with Domchanch P.S. Case No. 12 of 2026, subject to conditions laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023.

Ratio / Principle

Bail granted because the petitioner is driver of one of the pick-up vans, the dispute has been pointed out to be with the owner of the pick-up van, his name has come in the confessional statement, and he has no criminal antecedent (disclosed in para 17 of the petition).

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory Bail — Petitioner apprehending arrest in Domchanch P.S. Case No. 12 of 2026, registered under sections 274/275/3(5) of BNS, 2023 and section 47(a) of Excise Act, pending before Chief Judicial Magistrate, Koderma — Petitioner stated to be driver of a pick-up van in which liquor was loaded; apprehended co-accused driver named him; name surfaced in confessional statement; no criminal antecedent disclosed (para 17 of petition) — Dispute pointed out to be with owner of the pick-up van — Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to surrender within three weeks and on surrender/arrest to be released on bail on bail bonds of Rs. 25,000 with two like sureties, to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Koderma, subject to conditions under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 3124 of 2026

Badal Kumar, son of Baleshwar Saw, aged about 22 years, resident of villagePurwi Chandwara, P.S. and P.O.-Chandwara, District-Koderma

...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Diwakar Jha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sanjay Kr. Srivastava, A.P.P.

02/ 17.06.2026 : Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Domchanch P.S. Case No. 12 of 2026, registered under sections 274/275/3(5) of BNS, 2023 and section 47(a) of Excise Act, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Koderma.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner happens to be driver of pick-up van and apprehended co-accused who was driving the pick-up van in which liquor was loaded, has taken the name of the petitioner and apart from that there is no allegation against the petitioner. He submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 17 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail.

Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that name of the petitioner has come in the confessional statement.

Considering that petitioner is driver of one of the pick-up van and it has been pointed out that dispute is with owner of the pick-up van. The name of the petitioner has come in confessional statement and he has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 17 of the petition.

In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am

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inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/(twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Koderma, in connection with Domchanch P.S. Case No. 12 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023.

Dt.17.06.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.)

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