IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.1317 of 2025 ---- Babul Yadav, Age-30 Yrs, S/o Late Mahendra Yadav, R/o-Vill + P.O-Mahalwari, P.S. Dagaruwa, District-Purnia, Bihar …. …. Petitioner(s)/Applicant(s) Versus The Union of India though NCB …. …. Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR ---- For the Petitioner(s)/Applicant(s) : Mr. Rahul Pandey, Adv. For the U.O.I : Mr. Anil Kumar, ASGI ---- 03/Dated: 19th March, 2025 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and the learned counsel for Union of India. 2. The applicant, who is in custody since 09.06.2023, has renewed his prayer for grant of regular bail in connection with NDPS Case No.36 of 2023, arising out of NCB Crime No.02/NCB/Ranchi/2023, registered for the offence under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C), 25 & 29 of the NDPS Act, pending in the court of learned Additional Judicial Commissioner-X, Ranchi. 3. The prayer for bail of the applicant was earlier rejected by this Court vide order dated 30.01.2024 passed in B.A No.11078 of 2023. 4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant(s) that complete set of FIR along with its enclosure have been annexed with this bail application and there is no suppression on his/her part. Innocence has been claimed by the learned counsel for the applicant and undertaking has been given for participation in the trial. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant has falsely been implicated in the present case. Further, the applicant is merely a cleaner of the truck having no criminal antecedent. On the above basis, prayer for bail has been renewed. 5. Learned counsel for the Union of India has opposed the prayer for bail. 6. In compliance of the court’s order, status report has been submitted by the Trial Court and from perusal of the same, it appears that the out of eight witnesses, five have already been examined and three witnesses are yet to be examined. 7. Considering the mandate of Section 37 of the NDPS Act, I am not inclined to enlarge the applicant on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the applicant stands rejected once again. 8. However, the applicant is at liberty to renew his prayer for bail, if the trial is not concluded within three months. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) Raja/-Uploaded