2026:JHHC:488 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 12098 of 2025 ----- Dharmendra Kumar Saw, S/o Late Shivji Saw, R/o Village- Bhadashar Anchal, P.O. & P.s. Bhojpur, District- Bohjpur, Bihar .... Petitioner(s). Versus The Union of India through N.C.B. … Opp. Party(s). ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Tarun Kr. Mahato, Advocate. For the NCB : Mr. Prashant Pallav, ASGI Ms. Shivani Jaluka, AC to ASGI …...... 04/ 09.01.2026: The petitioner is praying for grant of bail as he is in custody for allegedly committing offence punishable under Sections 20(b),(ii), (C), 25, 29 of N.D.P.S. Act, in connection with N.D.P.S. Case No.66 of 2021, NCB Crime Case No.14/NCB/ Ranchi/2021, pending in the Court of learned Additional Judicial Commissioner-III-cum-Special Judge, Ranchi. 2. Heard, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the NCB and have also gone through the impugned order. 3. By filing this application, the petitioner has renewed his prayer to release him on bail. Earlier vide order dated 19.02.2025 passed in B.A. No.540 of 2025 the prayer for bail of this petitioner was rejected. This is the 4th attempt. 4. Now, the learned counsel on behalf of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) submits that the prosecution evidence has already closed and the matter is running for the recording the statement of the petitioner and others under Section 313 Cr.P.C / Section 351 of BNSS. He submits that since last four days the co-accused who is in custody and has been produced through VC, is refusing to give a statement in VC and wants to appear in person, which is creating delay. 5. Further, it has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that some of the co-accused who has been granted bail are also not co-operating. 6. Considering the submission of the parties, since the trial is at its fag end and only the statement has to be recorded, I direct the Trial Court to conclude the trial preferably within a period of three months. If any of the accused is not cooperating, the Trial Court should proceed after taking appropriate recourse of law as in absentia the matter also can be proceeded against the person who are not cooperating. 7. Thus, I am not inclined to reconsider the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Accordingly, the bail application stands rejected. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 09th January, 2026 R.S./ Uploaded on 12/01/2026