( 2025:JHHC:32363 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 9382 of 2025 ------- Mohammad Jawed @ Agent Jawed, aged about 40 years, son of Mohammad Naim, resident of village Maulana Azad Colony, Road No.5, Rowadih, P.O. & P.S. Namkum, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. …... …. Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. …. Opp. Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH -------- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Vishal Kumar Trivedi, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Lily Sahay, A.P. P. -------- 02/ Dated 17.10.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Raidih P.S. Case No. 47 of 2024, for the offence under Sections 18/22/27(A)/28/29 of NDPS Act, pending in the court of learned Sessions Judge, Gumla, Jharkhand. On 22.10.2024, at about 11:30 p.m., Raidih Police, on the basis of confidential information intercepted Shivnath Bus bearing Registration No. CG- 14MT-7799 and apprehended the petitioner alongwith co-accused persons. On search, 506 grams of opium were recovered from their joint possession. It was submitted that the quantum of seized opium comes within the purview of intermediary quantity. It was further submitted that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. It was finally submitted that co-accused Shatrughan Kesharwani has been granted bail by this Court vide B.A. No. 10039 of 2024. Learned AP.P. has opposed the prayer for bail, but does not dispute the aforesaid facts. In view of the submission made above, I am inclined to release the petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge, Gumla, Jharkhand, in connection with Raidih P.S. Case No. 47 of 2024. (Ambuj Nath, J.) October 17, 2025 BS/-