IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 9 of 2025 Anand Kumar Gupta @ Anand Gupta @ Anand Kumar aged about 30 years son of Anil Kumar Gupta @ Thakuri Sao Resident of village Lamta P.O. Shivrajpur police station- Lawalong District - Chatra … … Petitioner - Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ----- For the Petitioner: M/s. A. K. Chaturvedy, Advocate For the State : M/s. Tarun Kumar, A.P.P --- 05/28.03.2025 Heard the Parties. Petitioner has been made an accused in connection with Barhi P.S. case No. 131 of 2023, Corresponding to N.D.P.S. Case. No. 08 of 2024, registered under sections 21 (c)/22/29 of N.D.P.S. Act, pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Hazaribagh. On 26.03.2023 Barhi police on the basis of confidential information intercepted a bolero vehicle bearing registration number JH-02-V9613 from a place near ss and on search 115 kgs of cannabis were recovered from the said vehicle. It was submitted that the name of the petitioner has transpired after three months as the person, who had taken the vehicle on hire from subsequent purchaser. Learned lawyer for the petitioner submitted that the Pawan Kumar was not the owner of the delinquent vehicle. It was further submitted that the name of the petitioner has come in the statement of father of Pawan Kumar that the petitioner had taken the vehicle on hire from Pawan Kumar. It was also submitted that the vehicle is still in the name of the registered owner Pradip Kumar Rajak. From the perusal of the case diary, it appears that there was an agreement between Pradip Kumar Rajak and Pawan Kumar for the sale of the seized vehicle. It further appears that subsequently there was another hire agreement between Pawan Kumar and this petitioner and Pawan Kumar is said to have handed over the vehicle top the petitioner. Regard being had to the facts and circumstance of the case; I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for bail is hereby rejected. (Ambuj Nath, J.) Saurabh uploaded