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2025 DAILYLAW 20253 (JHR)

SONU BHUIYAN ALIAS SONU BHUIYA ALIAS SONU KUMAR v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./6730/2025 · 2025-08-08

Anil Kumar Choudhary

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[2025:JHHC:22724] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.6730 of 2025 ------ Sonu Bhuiyan @ Sonu Bhuiya @ Sonu Kumar, aged about 24 years, Son of Sikandar Bhuiyan, Resident of Village- Assdih, Post + P.S.- Chatra (Sadar), District- Chatra, State- Jharkhand. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bhola Nath Ojha, Spl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated-08-08-2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Katkamsandi P.S. Case No.92 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 18(b) & 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in sale and purchase of opium and 800 gm of opium was recovered from the dicky of the motor cycle, which the co-accused namely Vikash Kumar was riding. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is also submitted that the petitioner has been implicated in this case only on the basis of the statement of the co-accused Vikash Kumar wherein he has stated that the seized motorcycle belongs to the petitioner. It is also submitted that the co-accused Vikash Kumar, with similar allegations, has already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 16.07.2025 passed in B.A. No.5875 of 2025. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 15.05.2025 as is evident from para-7 of the instant bail application. It is further submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-12 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 Spl.P.P. 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 Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, NDPS Act, Hazaribagh in connection with Katkamsandi P.S. Case No.92 of 2025 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/