Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:7419 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 10964 of 2025 Ravi Kumar Sahu ... Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Respondent --- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY For the Petitioner : Mr. Kamdeo Pandey, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kumar Chatterjee, Spl.P.P. --- 04/18.03.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing for the respective parties. The petitioner is an accused in connection with N.D.P.S. Case No. 75/2025. It has been alleged that on a search of a vehicle, the police had recovered 50.4 Kg. of poppy husk. The petitioner and one Surendra Kumar Saw were apprehended from the vehicle. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was merely the driver of the vehicle and was not connected with the recovered poppy husk. It has been submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 22.07.2025 and he does not have any criminal antecedent. Learned Spl.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and has submitted that the application for bail of Surendra Kumar Saw has been rejected by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court. Since it appears that both Surendra Kumar Saw as well as the petitioner were apprehended from inside the car from where the commercial quantity of poppy husk was recovered and prayer for bail of Surendra Kumar Saw having already been rejected as noted above, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner and the same is hereby rejected. (RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY, J.) 18.03.2026 S.B. Uploaded on 18.03.2026