( 2026:JHHC:18433 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5680 of 2026 ------ Mahendra Yadav, aged about 48 years, son of late Murat Yadav, resident of Village-Harla, P.O.-Jamua, P.S.-Jamua, Dist.-Giridih (Jharkhand) … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Sumit Prakash, Advocate : Mr. Kumar Nilesh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bhola N. Ojha, Spl. P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 24.06.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Pachamba P.S. Case No.38 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 20, 22, 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was in illegal possession of 5.100 Kg of Ganja kept for selling and from the co-accused person 5 Kg of Ganja was also recovered. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that the seized Ganja comes under intermediate quantity. It is also submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 24.04.2026 as is evident from para-14 of the instant bail application. It is further submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-12 of the instant bail application. It is further submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the trial of the case and also undertakes not to annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the co-accused person with similar allegation has already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 17.06.2026 in B.A. No.5340 of 2026. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sessions Judge, Giridih in connection with Pachamba P.S. Case No.38 of 2026 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case and he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 24.06.2026 Gunjan-