( 2025:JHHC:31509 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 5950 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5950 of 2025 Sanjeev Kumar, aged about 31 years, son of Sri Mutuk Dhari Dangi, resident of Village- Gidhour, P.O. & P.S. Gidhour, District- Chatra … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. S. Hamidul Haqe, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bhola Nath Ojha, Spl.P.P. ----- 03/13.10.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Katkamsandi P.S. Case No.399/2023, registered for the offence under Sections 414/34 of the I.P.C. and Sections 17(c), 18(c), 22(c), 29 of NDPS Act, pending in the Court of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-1 cum Special Judge, N.D.P.S. at Hazaribag. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that there is recovery of 60 grams of brown sugar from the apprehended co-accused and he has taken the name of the petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 13 of this application. 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 co-accused. 5. Considering that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and his name has come on the confessional statement of the co-accused and nothing incriminating article has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner ( 2025:JHHC:31509 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 5950 of 2025 and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-1 cum Special Judge, N.D.P.S. at Hazaribag in connection with Katkamsandi P.S. Case No. 399/2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 13th October, 2025 Ajay/