(2026:JHHC:4755) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 11208 of 2025 Manish Kumar Sahu, aged about 21 years, s/o Pawan Saw @ Pawan Kumar Sahu, r/o Muhalla - Vanvasi Kalyan Kendra, Ward No. 21, P.O. & P.S. - Lohardaga, District - Lohardaga, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Awanish Ranjan Mishra, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bhola Nath Ojha, Spl. P.P. --- 03/18th February, 2026 1. This Bail Application under Section 483 and 484 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 has been filed to release the petitioner on regular bail in connection with Ghaghra P.S. Case No. 82 of 2025, for the offences punishable under Sections 8 /20 (b) (ii) (b) / 22(b) of the NDPS Act, pending before the Court of learned Sessions Judge, Gumla. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Perused the materials available on record and also gone through the impugned order. 3. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer of the petitioner for grant of bail. 4. The allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was apprehended with co-accused namely, Vikash Saw and the material which was recovered from joint possession of them, is Ganja weighing 16.5 kg, which is intermediary. Further, the co-accused person, namely, Vikash Saw, has been granted bail by a co- ordinate bench of this Court in B.A. No. 11180 of 2025 passed on 12.01.2026. Considering the aforesaid fact, I am inclined to allow this bail application. 5. Accordingly, this Bail application is allowed. The petitioner above named, is directed to be released on bail in connection with (2026:JHHC:4755) 2 Ghaghra P.S. Case No. 82 of 2025, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only), with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sessions Judge, Gumla, subject to the condition that one of the bailers should be a close relative of the petitioner, having sufficient landed property in his / her name within the State of Jharkhand. (ANANDA SEN, J.) Aditi Uploaded on:-19.02.2026