2025:JHHC:37216 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.5838 of 2025 Sanjay Ganjhu @ Sanjay Kumar Ganjhu aged about 29 years son of Hardayal Ganjhu, resident of Village-Jamuniyatari, P.O. & P.S. Sadar, District Chatra, Jharkhand …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Deepak Kr. Chouhan, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sanat Kr. Jha, APP ------ 3/11.12.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with NDPS Case No-04/2024, arising out of Hunterganj P.S Case No. 157 of 2023 registered for the offence under sections 15(C), 27(A), 29 of NDPS Act, pending in the Court of learned Special Judge, Addl. Sessions Judge-II cum Spl. Judge NDPS, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner has come in the confessional statement of Satyam Kumar, who was the driver of the vehicle, from where the contraband has been recovered. He also submits that Satyam Kumar is the son of Rita Devi and Rita Devi has already been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.1730 of 2024. He next submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 11 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioner has come in the confessional statement. On the query made by the Court about the criminal 2025:JHHC:37216 2 antecedent, he submits that the case diary is silent on this point. 5. In view of the and considering that the name of the petitioner has come in the confessional statement, the mother of the person, who was driving the vehicle has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.1730 of 2024 and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner above named is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from the date of receipt of the order and on the event of his surrender / arrest, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount of each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Addl. Sessions Judge-II cum Spl. Judge NDPS, Chatra, in connection with NDPS Case No- 04/2024 arising out of Hunterganj P.S Case No. 157 of 2023, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 7. This Anticipatory Bail Application is accordingly allowed and disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 11.12.2025 R.Kumar