Research › Search › Judgment

High Court of Jharkhand · body

2025 DAILYLAW 33372 (JHR)

DEEPAK KUMAR NAG v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./4836/2025 · 2025-06-19

Anil Kumar Choudhary

body2025

Judgment text

Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.

[2025:JHHC:16154] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.4836 of 2025 ------ Deepak Kumar Nag, Aged about 30 years, S/O Kisun Mahto, R/O Village- Korakel, P.O. and P.S.- Murhu, District- Khunti .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... …. Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Ms. Nivedita Kundu, Advocate Mr. Anshul Tubeen Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bhola Nath Ojha, Spl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 19-06-2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Murhu P.S. Case No.04 of 2025 corresponding to N.D.P.S. Case No.12 of 2025 registered under Section 18 (b) of the N.D.P.S. Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in cultivation of opium. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and there is no F.S.L report to suggest the contention of the prosecution that the plants seized by the police, were poppy plants. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-11 of the instant bail application, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is next submitted that the co-accused, with similar allegations, has already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 08.05.2025 passed in B.A. No.3629 of 2025. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and that he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case during the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 14.01.2025 as is evident from para-18 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Spl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge, Khunti in connection with Murhu P.S. Case No.04 of 2025 corresponding to N.D.P.S. Case No.12 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case, furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Animesh/