( 2025:JHHC:34604 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 6530 of 2025 Sunil Kumar @ Sunil Kumar Mehta, aged about 30 years, son of Chhotu Prasad Mahto, resident of village Dariya, P.O. Ratanpur, P.S. Ichak, District- Hazaribagh, ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. S. Hamidul Haque, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bhola Nath Ojha, A.P.P. 02/ 20.11.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Korrah P.S. Case No. 48 of 2024, registered under section 20 and 22 of NDPS Act, pending in the Court of learned Principal District & Sessions Judge-cum-NDPS Act, Hazaribagh. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that 500 gram contraband was recovered from one Rajesh Kumar who was apprehended by the police and the said Rajesh Kumar has stated that the said contraband was supplied by the petitioner. He further submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 12 of the petition. He also submits that recovered contraband is in small quantity. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that name of the petitioner has come in the confessional statement of the co-accused. 5. Considering that the name of the petitioner has come in the confessional statement of the co-accused and he has got no criminal ( 2025:JHHC:34604 ) antecedent which is disclosed in para 12 of the petition and the recovered contraband is in small quantity, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Principal District & Sessions Judge-cum-NDPS Act, Hazaribagh, in connection with Korrah P.S. Case No. 48 of 2024, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.20.11.2025 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-