2025:JHHC:18094 -: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1563 of 2025 ---- Mahavir Saw, S/o Mansingh Saw, R/o Village Toklo, Road No. 8, P.O. & P.S. Chakradharpur, District: West Singhbhum. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party ---- CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ---- For the Petitioner: Mr. Vishal Kumar Tiwari, Advocate For the State: Mr. Manoj Kumar Mishra, A.P.P. ---- 03/ 03.07.2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing for the State. 2. This anticipatory bail application under section 482 and 484 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita has been preferred by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Rail Tatanagar P.S. Case No. 90 of 2024 registered for offences alleged under Sections 317(5), 21(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, pending in the Court of the Sessions Judge, East Singhbhum at Jamshedpur. 3. As per the First Information Report, it has been alleged by the informant that two persons snatched the mobile phone of the co-passenger and tried to flee but were caught red handed by the patrolling police party. From the possession of those two persons three mobile phones and more than 100 sachets of brown sugar had been recovered which they were taking to Chakradharpur for selling. They disclosed that the petitioner in this case had invested in the purchase of the same. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case only on basis of confessional statement of the apprehended accused. Nothing has been found from the possession of the petitioner. 5. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the petitioner for grant of anticipatory bail and submits that the petitioner had indulged in sale and purchase of the contraband drugs. 6. After hearing the counsel for the parties and going through the records, I find that there is direct allegation against the petitioner of being involved in the purchase and sale of the contraband drugs. Keeping in view the quantity of contraband material recovered and the disclosure made by the 2025:JHHC:18094 -: 2 :- apprehended accused as also the fact that the investigation is still going on and there is a necessity of custodial interrogation of the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. The prayer for grant of anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. 7. This anticipatory bail application is, accordingly, dismissed. (Ananda Sen, J.) Kumar/Cp-03