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( 2025:JHHC:24631 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B. A. No. 7665 of 2025
Kailash Chandra Surin @ Kailash Ch. Surin, aged about 25 years, son of Krishna Surin, resident of Village- Naggoda, P.O. & P.S.- Devgarh, District- Devgarh (Odisha).
…. Petitioner
Versus The State of Jharkhand
…. Opp. Party
------ CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH
------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Kripa Shankar Nanda, Advocate
For the Opp. Party : Mr. Pankaj Kumar, A.P.P.
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2/ 21.08.2025 Heard the parties.
2.
Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Jaldega (Bansjor) P.S. Case No. 50 of 2025 for the offences registered under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B) of the N.D.P.S. Act, pending in the Court of learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Simdega.
3.
On 04.07.2025 at about 6.00 pm, Jaldega (Bansjor O.P.) Police apprehended this petitioner along with co-accused persons while they were travelling in a bus bearing Registration No. OD-02CW-3831 near Khamantanr Check Naka, Bansjor. On search, 4.08 kilograms of cannabis were recovered from their joint possession.
4.
It was submitted that recovered cannabis comes within the purview of intermediary quantity. It was further submitted that similarly situated co-accused persons, namely, Animesh Kumar Mahto and Pawandeep Singh have been granted bail by this Court vide B.A. No. 6669 of 2025 and B.A. No. 7052 of 2025 respectively.
5.
In view of the submission made above, 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, Simdega, in connection with Jaldega (Bansjor) P.S. Case No. 50 of 2025.
(Ambuj Nath, J.) R.Kr.