IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 838 of 2025 Prashant Pandey, aged about 27 years, S/o Santosh Pandey, R/o village- Jond, P.O. & P.S.- Sadar Daltonganj, District- Palamau (Jharkhand) … Petitioner - Versus - The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Anurag Kashyap, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bhola Nath Ojha, Spl.P.P. --- 02/04.02.2025 Heard the parties. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No. 107 of 2024 (N.D.P.S. Case No.28 of 2024), for the offences registered under Sections 317(5)/3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 21(b)/22(b) of the N.D.P.S. Act, pending in the Court of learned Special Judge, N.D.P.S. Act, Palamau. On 30.10.2024 at about 4:30 P.M., Daltonganj Town police apprehended this petitioner along with co-accused persons and on search, 20 grams of brown sugar were recovered from their possession. It was submitted that the quantum of seized contraband 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 this Bail Application. In view of the submission 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, N.D.P.S. Act, Palamau, in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No. 107 of 2024 (N.D.P.S. Case No.28 of 2024). (Ambuj Nath, J.) Jay/-