Neutral Citation No. (2025:JHHC:32735) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 9804 of 2025 Upender Shaw @Upendra Sao, aged about 64 years, son of late Rameshwar Shaw, resident of P/7, Old China Bazar Street, P.O.-G.P.O., P.S.- Bara Bazar, District- Kolkata, West Bengal. … Petitioner - Versus - The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ----- For the Petitioner : Md. Yasir Arafat, Advocate For the State : Mr. Fahad Allam, A.P.P. --- 02/31.10.2025 Heard the parties. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with N.D.P.S. Case No. 34(A) of 2023 arising out of Khunti P.S. Case No. 58 of 2023 for the offences registered under Sections 15(C) / 25/22 of the N.D.P.S. Act, pending in the court of learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-I, Khunti. Bail application of the petitioner was last rejected by this Court vide B.A. No.2578 of 2025 by order dated 04.04.2025 with a liberty to renew his prayer for bail after five months. On 01.05.2023, Khunti Police on the basis of confidential information intercepted a truck bearing registration no. WB-19K-4524 from a place near Barbanda Forest and seized 870 kgs. of Poppy Husk. The petitioner is the owner of the seized truck. It was submitted that the driver of the truck was transporting the seized poppy husk without the consent and knowledge of the petitioner. It was further submitted that the driver of the truck has been granted bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court. In view of the aforesaid facts, 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 District and Additional Sessions Judge-I, Khunti, in connection with N.D.P.S. Case No. 34(A) of 2023 arising out of Khunti P.S. Case No. 58 of 2023. (Ambuj Nath, J.) October 31, 2025 Jay/-