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2025 DAILYLAW 5678 (JHR)

SURJEET PODDAR ALIAS KHOKHAN PODDAR ALIAS SURJAT PODDAR v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./2149/2025 · 2025-03-19

Ambuj Nath

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 2149 of 2025 Surjeet Poddar @ Khokhan Poddar @ Surjat Poddar, Aged about 51 years. Son of Late Kumud Poddar. Resident of village Ghasiara, Meghnath Battalla, Sonarpur, P.O. and P.S. Sonarpur, District South 24 Parganas (West Bengal) … … Petitioner - Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ----- For the Petitioner: M/s. P. K. Mukhopadhyay, Advocate For the State : M/s. Rajesh Kumar, A.P.P --- 02/19.03.2025 Heard the Parties. Petitioner has been made an accused in connection with Dhanbad G.R.P.S. Case No. 185 of 2024 for the offence under sections 8/22 (a) of N.D.P.S. Act, pending in the court of learned Sessions Judge, Dhanbad. 178 tablets of Lopez Md-2 were recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It was submitted that the quantum of seized prohibited drugs comes within the purview of commercial quantity. Learned lawyer for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 22.10.2024. Regard being had to the facts and circumstance of the case and considering the fact that commercial quantity of prohibited drugs was recovered from the possession of the petitioner; I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for bail is hereby rejected. (Ambuj Nath, J.) Saurabh uploaded