IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 1140 of 2025 Raghunath Malik @ Rahunath Malik aged about 22 years, Son of Manoranjan Malik, Resident of Village- Bindupadar, P.O.- Baliguda, P.S.- Baliguda, District- Kandmal, State-Odisha. … … Petitioner - Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party WITH B.A. No. 1143 of 2025 Raghunath Malik aged about 51 years, Son of Late Charan Malik, Resident of Village- Patmaha, P.O.- Baliguda, P.S.- Baliguda, District- Kandmal, State- Odisha … … Petitioner - Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ----- For the Petitioners : M/s. Ritesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : M/s. Praful Jojo, A.P.P : M/s. Pankaj Kumar, P.P --- 02/12.02.2025 Heard the Parties. Both these bail applications arise out of same police case. Accordingly, they are being disposed of by a common order. Petitioners have been made an accused in connection with Jaldega (Bansjor O.P.) P.S. Case No. 62/2024, for the offence under sections 20(b) (ii) (B)/22(b) of the N.D.P.S Act, pending in the Court of learned Sessions Judge-cum- Special Judge, Simdega. On 25.11.2024 at about 06:15 A.M., Jaldega police apprehended both of the petitioners near Khammantanr Check Post while they were travelling on a bus bearing registration no. OD-14- Z-6245 and on search 3.930 kgs of cannabis were recovered from their possession. It was submitted that the quantum of seized cannabis comes within the purview of intermediary quantity. It was further submitted that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and this fact has been mentioned at paragraph 14 of both the applications. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail but has not dispute the aforesaid facts. Regard being had to the facts and circumstance of the case, the petitioners named above, are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Twenty Thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge-cum- Special Judge, Simdega in connection with Jaldega (Bansjor O.P.) P.S. Case No. 62/2024. (Ambuj Nath, J.) Saurabh uploaded