IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 1674 of 2025 ------- Md. Mahmood @ Md. Mahmud, aged about 39 years, son of Late Md. Nayum, resident of village & P.O. Pelawal, P.S. Katkamsandi, District Hazaribag, Jharkhand. …... …. Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. …. Opp. Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH -------- For the Petitioner(s) : Md. Sajid Yunus, Advocate For the State : Mr. B. N. Ojha, A.P.P. -------- 02/ Dated 28.02.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Katkamsandi (P) P.S. Case No. 226 of 2024, NDPS Case No. 66 of 2024, for the offences registered under Sections 18(b)/21(a)/22(a)/29 of the N.D.P.S. Act, pending in the court of Sri Ranjeet Kumar, learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, N.D.P.S. Act, Hazaribag. On 20.10.2024, at about 10:30 pm, Katkamsandi police apprehended three persons from North Pelawal Mobin Muhulla at Nasim Tall Jhopdi and on search, 4.13 grams of brown sugar and about 01 kg of opium were recovered from their possession. It was submitted that petitioner was neither arrested at the spot nor anything was recovered from his possession. It was further submitted that name of the petitioner has come in the confession of apprehended co-accused persons. Mr. B.N. Ojha, learned A.P.P on behalf of the State has opposed the prayer for bail. 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 Sri Ranjeet Kumar, learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, N.D.P.S. Act, Hazaribag, in connection with Katkamsandi (P) P.S. Case No. 226 of 2024, NDPS Case No. 66 of 2024. (Ambuj Nath, J.) BS/-