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2025 DAILYLAW 6172 (JHR)

DHANIRAM MAHTO v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./1767/2025 · 2025-08-04

Ambuj Nath

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Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:21732 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 1767 of 2025 ------ Dhaniram Mahto, aged about 52 years, son of Hari Das Mahto, Resident of Village-Chipibandhadih, Lunghtu, P.O. & P.S. Tamar, District-Ranchi … … Petitioner -Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : M/s. Manish Kumar, Advocate For the State : M/s. Bhola Nath Ojha, Special P.P. ----- 03/04.08.2025 I.A. No. 8401 of 2025 Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this Interlocutory Application. Prayer is allowed. Accordingly, this Interlocutory Application is dismissed as withdrawn. B.A. No. 1767 of 2025 Heard the parties The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Tamar P.S. Case No. 14 of 2025(N), for the offences registered under Section 18(C) of the N.D.P.S. Act, pending in the Court of learned Special Judge, N.D.P.S. Ranchi. On 18.01.2025, Tamar Police received confidential information that poppy was cultivated in village Chipibandhdih. The police party apprehended the petitioner while he was present at the place of occurrence. It is alleged that the land belonged to the petitioner. Attention has been drawn towards the entry made in case diary, from which it appears that the land is of the nature of Mundari khutkhatti and name of Visheshwar Singh Munda was entered in revenue records. In view of the aforesaid facts, 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. Ranchi in connection with Tamar P.S. Case No. 14 of 2025(N). (Ambuj Nath, J.) Nandini/- Uploaded