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2025 DAILYLAW 21887 (JHR)

PAWAN TUTI v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./7986/2025 · 2025-08-29

Ambuj Nath

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Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:26152 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 7986 of 2025 ------- Pawan Tuti, aged about 29 years, son of Junas Tuti @ Junes Tuti, resident of village Kabilash, P.O. & P.S. Chouparan, District Hazaribag. …... …. Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. …. Opp. Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH -------- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Vikram Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Santosh Kumar Shukla, A.P. P. -------- 02/ Dated 29.08.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Chouparan P.S. Case No. 187 of 2024, corresponding to N.D.P.S. Case No.10 of 2025, for the offence registered under Sections 17 (c), 18(c), 20(b)(ii)(c) & 29 of Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, pending in the court of Sri O. N. Choudhary, learned Additional District Judge-IVth-cum-Special Judge, NDPS Act, Hazaribag. Bail application of the petitioner was earlier rejected by this Court vide B.A. No.2557/2025, by order dated 02.04.2025. On 01.06.2024, Chouparan police raided the house of the petitioner and 63.5 kgs. of poppy husks were recovered from there. It was submitted that quantum of seized poppy husks comes within the purview of commercial quantity. In view of the submission made above, I am not inclined to release the petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. Learned Trial Court shall expedite the trial. (Ambuj Nath, J.) BS/-