2025:JHHC:14418 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.4405 of 2025 ----- John Xavier Soy @ X Babu @ John Xavier Sog, son of Francis Soy, R/o Village Gumpila, Master Toli, P.O. Bamhani, P.S. Torpa, District Khunti, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … Opposite Party ----- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN ----- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Raj Nandan Chatterjee, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Nehala Sharmin, Spl. P.P. ----- 03/ Dated : 03.06.2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. This bail application under Section 483 & 484 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed to enlarge the petitioner on regular bail for offence under Section 18 of the NDPS Act. 3. Learned counsel representing the petitioner submits that there is no recovery from the exclusive possession of the petitioner and the petitioner has got no concern with the contraband which has been recovered. He submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and is languishing in judicial custody since 10.02.2025. Thus, he may be enlarged on bail. 4. Learned Spl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. 5. Having regard to the facts of the case and looking to the allegation made against this petitioner, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the present Bail Application is allowed. The petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge (NDPS), Khunti, in 2025:JHHC:14418 2 connection with Torpa P.S. Case No.14 of 2025. 6. It is made clear that till commencement of trial, the petitioner shall report to the local Police Station every month and after commencement of trial, he shall appear on each and every date before the learned Trial Court and he shall not threaten any witness and shall co-operate in trial and if any adverse report will come against this petitioner, learned Trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail of this petitioner. (Deepak Roshan, J.) Prashant/Cp-3