( 2025:JHHC:31816 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 9143 of 2025 Sunil Kumar Singh @ Banti, aged about 37 years, son of Tunnu Singh, resident of near Hanuman Mandir, Wadar Line, RINPAS, P.O. & P.S.- Kanke, District- Ranchi. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Opp. Party ------ CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Prakash Jha, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P. ----- 2/ 15.10.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Kanke P.S. Case No. 309 of 2024(N) corresponding to N.D.P.S. Case No. 01 of 2025, for the offences registered under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B) of the N.D.P.S. Act and Sections 25(1-B)a, 26, 35 of the Arms Act, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Commissioner-cum-Special Judge, NDPS, Ranchi. 3. Bail application of this petitioner was earlier rejected by this Court vide B.A. No. 1856 of 2025 by order dated 07.03.2025, with liberty to renew his prayer for bail after six months. 4. On 27.10.2024, 2.300 kilograms of cannabis and one country- made pistol and three live cartridges were recovered from the house of the petitioner. 5. It was submitted that the quantum of seized contraband comes within the purview of intermediary quantity. It was further submitted that the petitioner is in custody for about a year. 6. In view of the submission made above, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Commissioner-cum-Special Judge, NDPS, Ranchi, in connection with Kanke P.S. Case No. 309 of 2024(N) corresponding to N.D.P.S. Case No. 01 of 2025. (Ambuj Nath, J.) R.Kr.