IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 11058 of 2024 Raj Kishore Mandal @ Raju @ Raj Kishore Kumar Mandal, aged about 23 years, Son of Ramdev Mandal, Resident of Narayanpur, Ρ.Ο.- Narayanpur, P.S.- Narayanpur, Dist.- Jamtara, Jharkhand … … Petitioner - Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ----- For the Petitioner: M/s. Pankaj Srivastava, Advocate For the State : M/s. B.N. Ojha, Spl.P.P --- 02/08.01.2025 Heard the Parties. Petitioner has been made an accused in connection with Purvi Tundi P.S. Case No. 30/2024, for the offences registered under Sections 20(B)(II) A, 21(a) of the NDPS Act, pending in the Court of learned Principal District & Sessions Judge, Dhanbad. On 22.09.2024, Purvi Tundi Police intercepted a motorcycle bearing Registration No. JH21D-9800 near Badbad Forest, Purvi Tundi and apprehended the petitioner along with co-accused persons. It is alleged that on search, 07 kgs of cannabis were recovered from their possession. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the quantum of seized cannabis comes within the purview of intermediary quantity. It was further submitted that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and this fact has been mentioned at Paragraph-09 of this Bail Application. It appears that similarly situated co-accused has been granted bail by this court vide B.A. No. 10884 of 2024. In view of the submissions 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 Principal District & Sessions Judge, Dhanbad in connection with Purvi Tundi P.S. Case No. 30/2024. (Ambuj Nath, J.) Saurabh uploaded