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Rajen Karmakar v. the State of Jharkhand

Jharkhand HC30 Jun 2026A.B.A./3486/2026

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Jharkhand HC Ranchi; A.B.A. No. 3486 of 2026; anticipatory bail allowed; Rajen Karmakar v. State of Jharkhand; Mango PS Case No.268 of 2025; section 274, 275, 3(5) BNS 2023; Section 47(a) Excise Act; country-made liquor; confessional statement of co-accused; car owner granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.2228 of 2026; section 482(2) BNSS 2023 conditions; bail bond Rs.25,000 with two sureties; Judicial Magistrate First Class Jamshedpur; Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi; 30.06.2026.

What did the court decide?

Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to surrender within three weeks; upon surrender/arrest, to be released on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.25,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, subject to the conditions under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ¶23

Rajen Karmakar Vs the State of Jharkhand — Anticipatory Bail | Jharkhand HC (2026)

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Issue for consideration

Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner who is apprehending arrest in Mango PS Case No.268 of 2025, registered under section 274, 275, 3(5) of BNS, 2023 and Section 47(a) of Excise Act.

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Court's answer

Considering that the petitioner's name has come on the confessional statement (of the co-accused) and that the owner of the car on which the said liquor was found has been granted anticipatory bail as aforesaid, the Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

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Ratio / Principle

The petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks.

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Key takeaways

In event of the petitioner's surrender/arrest, he shall be released on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.25,000/- with two sureties of like amount each.ratio¶23
The anticipatory bail is made subject to the conditions laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.ratio¶23

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Anticipatory Bail Application Allowed (High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi; A.B.A. No. 3486 of 2026; decided 30.06.2026; Hon'ble Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.). Petitioner Rajen Karmakar, apprehending arrest in Mango PS Case No.268 of 2025 (section 274, 275, 3(5) of BNS, 2023 and Section 47(a) of Excise Act), pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Jamshedpur, was granted anticipatory bail. Grounds taken: petitioner's name had come on the confessional statement of the co-accused, from whose possession country-made liquor was recovered, and the owner of the car on which the liquor was found had already been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.2228 of 2026. Terms: petitioner to surrender within three weeks; on surrender/arrest, release on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, subject to the conditions under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.

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2026:JHHC:19053

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI

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A.B.A. No. 3486 of 2026

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Rajen Karmakar, aged about 26 years, son of Malin Karmakar, resident of H.No.151, Village Chhotabanki, PO and PS -MGM, Jamshedpur, District East Singhbhum, Jharkhand

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.... Petitioner

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-- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI

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For the Petitioner :- Mr. Rishi Ranjan Vats, Advocate For the State :- Ms Mahua Palit, Advocate ----

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2 /30.06.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State.

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The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection

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with Mango PS Case No.268 of 2025, for offence registered under section 274, 275, 3(5) of BNS, 2023 and Section 47(a) of Excise Act, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Jamshedpur.

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Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner has come on confessional statement of the co-accused and the country-made liquor has been recovered from the possession of the co-accused person. He next submits that the owner of the car on which the said liquor was found has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.2228 of 2026.

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Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that

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name of the petitioner has come on confessional statement.

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Considering that the name of the petitioner has come

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on confessional statement and the owner of the car on which said liquor was found has been granted anticipatory bail as aforesaid, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

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Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, 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 satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Jamshedpur, in connection with Mango PS Case No.268 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.

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( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.)

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30.06.2026 SI/

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Rajen Karmakar v. the State of Jharkhand

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