[2025:JHHC:18902] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.3156 of 2025 ------ Jakriya Horo, aged about 28 years, Son of Samuel Horo, Resident of Village- Sulhe, P.O. & P.S.- Khunti, District- Khunti, Jharkhand. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Ritesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vineet Kr. Vashistha, Spl.P.P ------ Order No.03 Dated-11-07-2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Maranghada P.S. Case No.04 of 2024 corresponding to NDPS Case No.02 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Section 18, 22, 25 of the N.D.P.S. Act. This is the second journey of the petitioner with a prayer for bail. Earlier the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner was dismissed as withdrawn vide order dated 31.08.2024 passed in B.A. No.6172 of 2024. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in transportation of 1.160 Kg. of opium. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that the opium seized comes under intermediate quantity. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-4 of the supplementary affidavit which was shown on 03.07.2025, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the case is running on the stage of obtaining FSL report. It is then submitted that there is no FSL report available in the record to suggest that the material seized is in fact opium. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 21.02.2024 as is evident from para-1 of the instant bail application. It is further submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-6 of the instant bail application. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 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 the learned Special Judge, NDPS, Khunti in connection with Maranghada P.S. Case No.04 of 2024 corresponding to NDPS Case No.02 of 2024 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.) Saroj/