2026:JHHC:7626 Page | 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 11778 of 2025 --------- Ranjan Kumar, aged about 23 years, S/o Late Naresh Yadav, Resident of village-Deodharpur, P.O. + P.S.-Tekari, District-Gaya, Bihar. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … Respondent --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD ---------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Utpal Kant, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Fahad Alam, APP Mrs. Lily Sahay, APP ---------- 03/Dated: 18th March, 2026 1. The instant application has been filed under Sections 483 and 484 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of bail in connection with Barhi P.S. Case No.295 of 2025 registered under Sections 18(c), 20(ii)B/25 of the NDPS Act, 1985, pending in the court of learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, NDPS Act, Hazaribagh. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that he has been implicated in this case and he had no knowledge about the said luggage. 3. It has been contended that although there is recovery of 12 KG of Ganja, which is intermediate quantity, but he has no knowledge that the bag contains Ganja and he merely on good faith that it would be received by someone in Champaran has agreed to travel with that 2026:JHHC:7626 Page | 2 bag. The charge-sheet has already been submitted and further FSL report is still awaiting. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submitted that he has no criminal antecedent and is languishing in judicial custody since 16.08.2025. 5. Therefore, submission has been made that the present petitioner may be enlarged on bail. 6. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the opposite party-State has seriously opposed the prayer for grant of bail. 7. This Court has heard the learned counsel for the parties. 8. This Court has taken into consideration the fact that the quantity of Ganja recovered from the bag, which allegedly the petitioner was carrying on the behest of co-accused having no knowledge about the same and further he has no criminal antecedent as also the period of custody, is of the view that the present application deserves to be allowed. 9. Accordingly, the instant bail application stands allowed. 10. In consequence thereof, the petitioner named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, NDPS Act, Hazaribagh in connection with Barhi P.S. Case No.295 of 2026:JHHC:7626 Page | 3 2025 with the condition that the petitioner shall co- operate in the trial and shall not absent himself on the date fixed without any cogent cause. In failure, the learned trial court shall have liberty to pass appropriate order in accordance with law so that the trial be not hindered. (Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.) 18th March, 2026 Alankar/-