2025:JHHC:20687 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.3878 of 2025 ------ Bajrang Prasad Gupta, aged about 38 years, son of Aklu Prasad, resident of Village- Surahi, near Saraswati Mandir, P.O. & P.S., Nawadih, District- Bokaro. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … Opposite Party ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Dilip Kr. Chakraverty, Advocate Mr. Ramesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Nehala Sharmin, APP ----- 03/ 28.07.2025 Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. This anticipatory bail application under Sections 482 & 484 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, has been preferred by the petitioner apprehending his arrest for offences under Sections 21(C) of the N.D.P.S. Act and Sections 27(d) & 28-A of Drugs and Cosmetics Act. 3. It is alleged that during inspection in the shop of the petitioner, the Drug Inspector found that some prohibited cough syrups of different brand were sold by the petitioner without proper authorization. 4. On the last occasion, the I.O. was directed to inform this Court as to whether the license of the petitioner was valid or not on the date of occurrence. 5. Today, vide letter dated 27.07.2025, the I.O. informed the Special Public Prosecutor (Vigilance) that the License No. JH- BK2-111804 & JH-BK2-111805, of M/s Aradhana Enterprises was issued to Mr. Bajrang Prasad Gupta on 26.02.2018, who is the petitioner. We noted that the Bajrang Prasad Gupta is the petitioner. It was also informed that the license was valid on the date of the occurrence. 6. Since the license was valid on the date of occurrence and the cognizance has already been taken, there is no need of custodial interrogation, thus, I am inclined to allow this application. 7. Accordingly, this Anticipatory Bail Application stands allowed. The petitioner, above named, is directed to surrender 2025:JHHC:20687 2 before the learned court below within four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order and on the event of his surrender or arrest, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge, at Bokaro in connection with N.D.P.S. Case No.02 of 2020, subject to the condition that one of the bailers should be a close relative of the petitioner and he should be a resident of State of Jharkhand, having sufficient landed property in his name or in the name of his ancestors in which they are having share and to that effect, he has to file an affidavit before the Trial Court indicating his share in the property with a further condition that he will appear before the Court concerned and co-operate with the trial. (ANANDA SEN, J.) Sandeep. Cp-3