IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 1761 of 2025 ------- Nagendra Paswan @ Nagendra Kumar Paswan, aged about 27 years, son of Rabindra Paswan, resident of village Goindi, Panki, P.O. Udaypura 2, P.S. Tarhasi, District Palamau, Jharkhand (822122). .…... …. Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. …. Opp. Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH -------- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ashutosh Ranjan Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Manoj Kr. Mishra, A.P.P. -------- 02/ Dated 04.03.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Daltonganj Rail P.S. Case No. 43 of 2024, N.D.P.S. Case No.30 of 2024, for the offence registered under Sections 18(B)/22(C) of the NDPS Act, pending in the court of Sri Niraj Kumar Srivastav, learned Principal District & Sessions Judge cum Special Judge (NDPS) Act, Palamau at Daltonganj. On 21.11.2024, Railway Police Daltonganj apprehended the petitioner and co-accused person from Platform No.1 of Daltonganj Railway Station and recovered 1.5 kgs of opium from their possession. It was submitted that the quantum of seized opium 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-13 of the bail application. It was finally submitted that co-accused Gyanti Devi has been granted bail by this Court in B.A. No. 398/2025. 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 Niraj Kumar Srivastav, learned Principal District & Sessions Judge cum Special Judge (NDPS) Act, Palamau at Daltonganj, in connection with Daltonganj Rail P.S. Case No. 43 of 2024, N.D.P.S. Case No.30 of 2024. (Ambuj Nath, J.) BS/-