IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A No. 832 of 2025 Mohan Sah @ Mohan Kumar Saha, aged about 32 years, son of Ram Lal Saha, Kelabari, P.O. and P.S. Radhanagar, District Sahibganj, Jharkhand --- --- Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand --- --- Opp. Party --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ambuj Nath --- For the Petitioner: Mr. Vishal Kr. Rai, Advocate For the O.P-State: Mrs. Nehala Sharmin, Special P.P. --- 03 / 25.03.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Barharwa P.S. Case No. of 101 2023 for the offences registered under sections 21(c) of the NDPS Act and section 27(b) (ii)/28A of the Drugs and Cosmetic Act, pending in the court of learned Sessions Judge, Sahibganj. 3. On 03.07.2023 at about 6.15 a.m., Barharwa Police intercepted an autorickshaw and apprehended the co-accused Sunil Saha @ Sunil Kumar Saha while other accused managed to escape. On search, about 140 bottles of Codeine Phosphate Syrup of 100 ml each was recovered. 4. It appears that co-accused Sunil Saha just after his arrest, confessed that the petitioner had managed to escape. It also appears that mobile phone of the petitioner was also seized from the autorickshaw. Statement of the apprehended accused recorded at the time of occurrence is a relevant piece of evidence which is admissible under section 6 of the Indian Evidence Act. Presence of the petitioner in the autorickshaw has been further corroborated by the recovery of his mobile phone. 5. Learned Special P.P has opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that bail application of co-accused Sunil Saha has been rejected by this court vide B.A. No. 9474 of 2023. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. 7. In view of the aforesaid facts, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for bail stands rejected. (Ambuj Nath, J) Ranjeet/ Uploaded