Neeraj Kumar Sidhyant v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
ABA No.882 of 2026, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, decided 17.02.2026 by Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. Petitioner Neeraj Kumar Sidhyant apprehended arrest in Charhi P.S. Case No. 113/2024 (sections 274/275/292 IPC; section 47(a) Excise Act), pending before Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribagh, over alleged foreign liquor in his Hyundai I-10 car (driver fled); no criminal antecedents claimed. Relief: surrender within two weeks and release on terms/conditions/sureties deemed fit by the learned Court. Advocates: Mahavir Pd. Sinha (petitioner); Rajneesh Vardhan, APP (State). No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory-bail relief effectively granted: petitioner directed to surrender before the learned Court (Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribagh) within two weeks, whereafter the learned Court shall release him on such terms, conditions and sureties as it deems fit and proper.