[2025:JHHC:24949] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.7304 of 2025 ------ Prince Jayswal @ Prince Jaiswal @ Prince Kumar, aged about 28 years, son of Manoj Kumar, resident of Village Chinari, P.O. and P.S. Chinari, District Rohtas, Bihar. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Nikhilesh Kr. Chatterjee, Advocate Mr. Shiv Prasad, Advocate For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated-22-08-2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with NDPS Case No.72 of 2025 arising out of Rail Ranchi P.S. Case No.05 of 2023 registered for the offences punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(B)/29 of the N.D.P.S. Act. This is the second journey of the petitioner with the prayer for regular bail. Earlier the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner was rejected vide order dated 23.06.2025 passed in B.A. No.5002 of 2025; consequent upon, it being mentioned in the rejection order of the bail application by the Special Judge, NDPS, Ranchi in Miscellaneous Criminal Application No.569 of 2025 arising out of Rail (Ranchi) P.S. Case No.05 of 2023(N) corresponding to NDPS Case No.26 of 2023 (S) as it was mentioned that there was recovery of 21.08 Kilogram of Ganja from the possession of the co-accused persons. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the same was an error on the record of the learned Special Judge, NDPS, Ranchi and drawing attention of this Court to page No.23 of the brief which is the internal page-3 of the formal FIR, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that it has been categorically mentioned that in total 16.21 Kg. of narcotic drugs (Ganja) has been recovered which comes under intermediate quantity. It is next submitted that the co-accused, with similar allegations, have already been admitted to bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this court vide order dated 26.07.2023 passed in B.A. No.5107 of 2023. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 20.03.2025. 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 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 Additional Judicial Commissioner-V, Ranchi in connection with NDPS Case No.72 of 2025 arising out of Rail Ranchi P.S. Case No.05 of 2023 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/