2025:JHHC:35182 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6617 of 2025 ---- Majafar Ansari, aged about 37 years, son of late Saimuddin Ansari, resident of Panso, PO Kharka, PS Gumla, District- Gumla, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Mohit Prakash, Advocate For the State :- Mr. V.K. Vashisth, Advocate ---- 2/25.11.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Gumla P.S. Case No.274 of 2025, for offence registered under section 20(B)(II)(B)/29 of NSPS Act, pending in court of learned Sessions Judge, Gumla. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner has come on confessional statement of the co-accused and nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.9. He further submits that 1.600 kg of ganja was seized from the possession of apprehended co-accused. He then submits that quantity of the said contraband is also intermediary. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that name of the petitioner has come on confessional statement of co-accused. 5. Considering that the name of the petitioner has come on confessional statement of the co-accused and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and even the quantity of the said contraband recovered from the co-accused is intermediary, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge, Gumla, in connection with Gumla P.S. Case No.274 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 25.11.2025 SI/