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( 2025:JHHC:37592 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B. A. No. 10831 of 2025
Virendra Chouhan, aged about 43 years, son of Sindhnath Chouhan, resident of Village- Jalahara, P.O. & P.S.- Rajpur, District- Baxar (Bihar).
…. Petitioner
Versus The State of Jharkhand
…. Opp. Party
------ CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH
------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Ashim Kumar Sahani, Advocate
For the Opp. Party : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, A.P.P.
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2/ 15.12.2025 Heard the parties.
2.
Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Koderma (Rail) P.S. Case No. 16 of 2025 for the offences registered under Sections 8(C), 20(B)(ii)(c) of the N.D.P.S. Act, pending in the Court of learned Sessions Judge, Koderma.
3.
On 24.08.2025, Koderma police apprehended this petitioner from Ganga-Damodar Express at Platform No.4 of Koderma Railway station. On search, 22.320 kilograms of cannabis were recovered from his possession.
4.
In view of the fact that seized contraband comes within the purview of commercial quantity, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for bail is rejected.
(Ambuj Nath, J.) R.Kr. 15.12.2025 Uploaded on 16.12.2025