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2025 DAILYLAW 10827 (JHR)

RAMESH PURAN v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./3454/2025 · 2025-04-30

Anil Kumar Choudhary

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[2025:JHHC:12973] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.3454 of 2025 ------ Ramesh Puran, Age- 35 Years, S/o – Ghasi Puran, R/o – Vill – Bodhdih, P.O. + P.S.- Tamar, Dist- Ranchi, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rahul Pandey, Advocate For the State : Mr. Naveen Kr. Ganjhu, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 30-04-2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Tamar P.S. Case No.17 of 2025 registered under Section 18 (c) of the N.D.P.S. Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in illegal cultivation of opium. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that there is no F.S.L. Report to suggest that the seized plants were opium plant. It is further submitted that the place of occurrence land does not belong to the petitioner and the petitioner has been implicated in this case only on the basis of suspicion. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-10 of the instant bail application, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is also submitted that charge-sheet has already been submitted in this case. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 28.01.2025 as is evident from para-01 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Commissioner-Cum-Spl. Judge, NDPS at Ranchi in connection with Tamar P.S. Case No.17 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Animesh/