Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:36865 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 10642 of 2025 ------ Mukesh Kumar @ Mukesh Kumar Verma, aged about 35 years, S/o-Kedar Kumar Verma, R/o-Village-Hotwag (Durangi Khurd), P.O. & P.S.-Latehar, District-Latehar … … Petitioner -Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : M/s. Jitendra Shankar Singh, Advocate For the State : M/s. Vineet Kumar Vashistha, Special P.P. ----- 02/09.12.2025 Heard the parties 2. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Manika P.S. Case No. 96 of 2025, for the offences registered under Sections 15, 22(b) of the N.D.P.S. Act, pending in the Court of learned Special Judge, (NDPS), Latehar. 3. On 17.09.2025, Manika Police, on the basis of confidential information intercepted a truck bearing Registration No. HP64C-3168 from a place near Manika Thana Gate, Latehar. On search, 4.747 kgs of Doda were found loaded on the seized truck. Co-accused Gaurav Jaiswal sand Manish were apprehended while they were travelling in the said vehicle. 4. It was submitted that though the petitioner is named in the F.I.R., but his name has transpired in confession of co-accused persons. It was further submitted that nothing incriminating has been recovered from his possession. 5. In view of the submissions made above, I am inclined to release the petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, (NDPS), Latehar in connection with Manika P.S. Case No. 96 of 2025. (Ambuj Nath, J.) December 09, 2025 Nandini/- Uploaded 10.12.2025