B.A./9512/2026 of MIHILAL SOREN ALIAS MEHILAL SOREN Vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND on 9 October 2026

1. Mihilal Soren @ Mehilal Soren, aged about 24 years, S/O- Babuchand Soren, R/O Village- Narki Tola Pipra, P.O.- Pipra, P.S.- Bishungarh, District- Hazaribagh

2. Budhan Soren, aged about 35 years, S/O- Shikari Majhi, R/O Village Narki Tola Pipra, P.O.- Pipra, P.S.- Bishungarh, District- Hazaribagh

3. Manoj Kumar Singh @ Manoj Singh, aged about 50 years, S/O- Narayan Singh, R/O Village- Narki Tola Paseriya, P.O.- Paseriya, P.S.- Bishungarh, District- Hazaribagh

.... .... …. Petitioners

Versus The State of Jharkhand

.... .... Opposite Party

------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

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For the Petitioners : Mr. Rahul Ranjan, Advocate

For the State

: Mr. Saket Kumar, Addl.P.P

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Order No.02 Dated-09-10-2026

Heard the parties.

The petitioners have been made accused in connection with Bishungarh P.S. Case No.18 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Section 338, 336(3), 340(2), 318(4), 274, 275, 125, 61(2) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 47(a), 47(e), 52, 55 of the Excise Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the allegation against the petitioners is that the petitioners were illegally running a wine factory in the house of Banshi Manjhi on partnership basis. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioners is false. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-22 of the instant bail application, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. It is also submitted that the co-accused, with similar allegations, has already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 06.04.2026 passed in B.A. No.2770 of 2026 while some of the co-accused, has been given the privileges of anticipatory bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 20.08.2026 passed in A.B.A. No.4715 of 2026. It is then submitted that the petitioners undertake that they will co- operate with the trial of the case and that they will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case during the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioners have been in custody since 21.07.2026 as has been mentioned in para-22 of the instant bail application. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioners be released on bail.

Learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail.

Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Hazaribagh in connection with Bishungarh P.S. Case No.18 of 2026 with the condition that they will co-operate with the trial of the case, furnish their mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that they will not change their mobile number during the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case during the trial of the case.

(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated-09.10.2026-Animesh/