Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:28558 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 7987 of 2025 ------ Akash Raj @ Akash Paswan, aged about 21 years, S/o-Alok Paswan, Resident of Vill-Laxman Nagar, P.O.& P.S.-Gumla, Dist.-Gumla, Jharkhand … … Petitioner -Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : M/s. Mohit Prakash, Advocate For the State : M/s. Bhola Nath Ojha, Special P.P. ----- 02/17.09.2025 Heard the parties 2. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Gumla P.S. Case No. 206 of 2025, for the offences registered under Sections 21(b), 22(b), 29 of the N.D.P.S., pending in the Court of learned Sessions Judge, Gumla. 3. On 02.07.2025, Gumla Police apprehended the petitioner alongwith other co-accused persons and on search, 29 grams of brown sugar and some cash were recovered from their joint possession. 4. It was submitted that the seized brown sugar comes within the purview of intermediary quantity. It was further submitted that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. It was finally submitted that co-accused Manit Kumar has been granted bail by this Court earlier vide B.A. No. 7467 of 2025. 5. In view of the submission made above, I am inclined to release the petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge, Gumla in connection with Gumla P.S. Case No. 206 of 2025. (Ambuj Nath, J.) Nandini/- Uploaded