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2025 DAILYLAW 31282 (JHR)

SOURAV KUMAR DAS v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./90/2025 · 2025-01-10

Ambuj Nath

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 90 of 2025 ------ Sourav Kumar Das, aged about 26 years, S/o Ganesh Ram Das, R/o Village- Kapagora P.O. Bankati P.S.- Ghatsila, District- East Singhbhum (Jharkhand) … … Petitioner -Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : M/s. Kripa Shankar Nanda, Advocate For the State : M/s. Anuradha Sahay, A.P.P. ----- 02/10.01.2025 Heard the parties 2. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with N.D.P.S. Case No. 09/2024 arising out of Bahragora P.S. Case No. 68/2023, for the offences registered under Sections 20/22 of the N.D.P.S. Act, pending in the Court of learned Special Judge (N.D.P.S.), Ghatsila. 3. Bail Application of the petitioner was earlier rejected by this Court vide B.A. No. 460 of 2024 by order dated 10.04.2024 4. On 09.11.2023, Bahragora Police intercepted two vehicles bearing Registration Nos. JH05AV-4968 and JH05BD-8237 at NH-49 near Jamshola bridge. On search, about 51.350 kgs of cannabis were recovered from the vehicle bearing Registration No. JH05AV-4968 and about 49.03 kgs were recovered from the vehicle bearing Registration No. JH05BD-8237. The petitioner was found sitting in the vehicle bearing Registration No. JH05AV- 4968. 5. Commercial quantities of cannabis were recovered from the vehicle on which, the petitioner was travelling. 6. It was submitted that co-accused persons who were not travelling on the said vehicle has been granted bail. 7. Considering the fact that commercial quantity of cannabis was recovered from the possession of the petitioner, I am not inclined to release the petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for bail stands rejected. (Ambuj Nath, J.) Nandini/- Uploaded