( 2025:JHHC:13479 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 3586 of 2025 ------ Kishor Ganjhu @ Nandkumar Ganjhu @ Nandkishor Kumar Ganjhu, aged about 36 years, son of Pachan Ganjhu, resident of Village-Karmatand, P.O. & P.S.-Bariyatu, Dist.-Latehar … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Abhay Kr. Chaturvedy, Advocate For the State : Mr. Naveen Kr. Ganjhu, Addl. P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 05.05.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Bariyatu P.S. Case No. 77 of 2024 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 15 (c), 17 (c), 18 (b) and 25 of the NDPS Act. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in illegal cultivation of opium crops. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false and the petitioner has been implicated in this case only on the basis of the disclosure of the common villagers. It is next submitted that there is no FSL report to show that the seized plant is poppy plant. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in jail custody since 19.02.2025, as mentioned in para 16 of this bail application. It is next submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is ready and willing to cooperate with the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the co-accused person has already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 29.04.2025 in B.A. No.3206 of 2025. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be also admitted to bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposed the prayer for regular bail. Considering submissions of learned counsels and the facts as stated above, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Hence, the court below is directed to release the petitioner 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 Special Judge (NDPS), Latehar in connection with Bariyatu P.S. Case No. 77 of 2024 with the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with the trial of the case and will furnish mobile phone number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change the mobile phone number during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Sonu-Gunjan/