2025:JHHC:10005 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 2543 of 2025 Manish Kumar Mehta @ Manish Kumar, age about 25 years, son of Kailash Mehta, resident of village- Jogidih, P.O.- Ratanpur, P.S.- Ichak, Dist.- Hazaribag, Jharkhand … Petitioner - Versus - The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Santosh Kumar Soni, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Nehala Sharmin, A.P.P. --- 02/02.04.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Ichak P.S. Case No. 146 of 2024 for the offences registered under sections 20, 21(b), 22(b), 25, 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act, pending in the court of learned Sessons Judge-cum- Special Judge, N.D.P.S. Act, Hazaribag. On 11.11.2024, Ichak Police apprehended co-accused Amit Kumar and Rahul Kumar from a place behind Surya Mandir, Ichak. On search, 78 grams of brown sugar was recovered from the possession of accused Amit Kumar while 100 grams of cannabis was recovered from the possession of accused Rahul Kumar. It was submitted that petitioner was not apprehended at the place of occurrence. It was further submitted that name of the petitioner has transpired in confession of co-accused persons. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail but does not dispute the aforesaid facts. In view of the aforesaid facts, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Sessons Judge-cum- Special Judge, N.D.P.S. Act, Hazaribag, in connection with Ichak P.S. Case No. 146 of 2024. (Ambuj Nath, J.) Jay/-