( 2025:JHHC:18240 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5413 of 2025 ------ Milan Kumar Sharma, aged about 46 years, son of Late Gopi Sharma, Resident of Chay-Bagaan, P.O. and P.S. –Barganwa, District –Ranchi. … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rohan Mazumdar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bhola Nath Ojha, Spl. P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 07.07.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No.265 of 2023, N.D.P.S. Case No. 36 of 2023 registered for the offences punishable under sections 413/414/279/427/34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 21(b)/21(c)/22(b)/22(c) and 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner is the owner of the vehicle from which 1 Kg of opium and Rs.4,000/- cash was recovered. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and the alleged opium seized comes under intermediary quantity. It is next submitted that the petitioner sold the vehicle to one Naushad Alam on 15.05.2023 for which an agreement was entered into between the parties but the ownership of the vehicle has not been transferred in the name of Naushad Alam in the District Transport Office. It is then submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para –27 of the bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 08.05.2025, as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 26 of the bail application. It is further submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be admitted to bail. The learned Spl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the submissions of the counsels and the fact as discussed above, I am inclined to enlarge the above-named petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released 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 Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, N.D.P.S. Act, Hazaribagh, in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No.265 of 2023, N.D.P.S. Case No. 36 of 2023 with the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with the trial of the case and will furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Sonu-Gunjan/