2025:JHHC:36718 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.6906 of 2025 Mantu Kumar, aged about 23 years, Son of Ram Shankar Chauhan, Resident of Jagatpur, P.O. and P.S.-Karhagar, District-Rohtas (Bihar). …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajendra Prasad Gupta, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, A.P.P. ------ 2/08.12.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest for the offences registered under Section 8(c), 20(b)(ii) c and 29 of N.D.P.S. Act, in connection with Rail Koderma P.S. Case No. 11 of 2025, pending in the Court of learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Koderma. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner has come on the confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused, from whom 5.490 kg of ganja was recovered. He also submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para 9 of the petition. He then submits that even the recovery of contraband is intermediary in quantity. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioner has come on the confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused. 5. Considering that the name of the petitioner has come on the confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused, the recovery was not made from this petitioner, even the recovered contraband is 2025:JHHC:36718 2 intermediary quantity 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 Principal District and Sessions Judge, Koderma, in connection with Rail Koderma P.S. Case No. 11 of 2025, 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.) 08.12.2025 R.Kumar