( 2025:JHHC:23274 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 6976 of 2025 Rahul Kumar Mehta @ Rahul Kumar, aged about 25 years, son of Akaldip Prasad Mehta, resident of Village- Alarmiya, P.O. & P.S.- Ichak, District- Hazaribag. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Opp. Party ------ CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Lalan Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P. ----- 2/ 12.08.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Ichak P.S. Case No. 149 of 2024 for the offences registered under Sections 20, 21(b), 22(b), 25, 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act, pending in the Court of learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, N.D.P.S. Act, Hazaribag. 3. On 27.11.2024 at about 11.30 noon, Ichak Police apprehended co-accused Bhola Kumar and Sachin Kumar Ram and on search, 62 grams of brown sugar and 100 grams of cannabis were recovered from their joint possession. 4. It was submitted that nothing incriminating was recovered from possession of the petitioner. It was further submitted that apprehended co- accused Bhola Kumar has been granted bail by this Court in B.A. No. 772 of 2025. 5. Mr. Pankaj Kumar, learned P.P., appearing for the State has opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the petitioner has got criminal antecedent. 6. Considering the fact that there is no cogent material available on record against the petitioner, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, N.D.P.S. Act, Hazaribag, in connection with Ichak P.S. Case No. 149 of 2024. (Ambuj Nath, J.) R.Kr.