2026:JHHC:18637 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 3305 of 2026 ---- Binita Khandelwal @ Vinita Khandelwal, aged about 51 years, wife of Deepak Khandelwal, r/o 36, Gujrat Colony, PO and PS Chas, District Bokaro, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Mukesh Kumar, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Prabir Kr. Chatterjee, Advocate ---- 2/25.06.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with NDPS Case No.7 of 2025, for offence registered under section 27(d) of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, Section 22(c ) of NDPS Act, and section 319(2) of BNS, 2023, pending in court of learned Sessions Judge, Bokaro. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He next submits that the petitioner is having Drug License and that is the part of the complaint itself. He next submits that false allegations are made against the petitioner that the petitioner has kept 11 bottles of Onerex Cough Syrup having Codine Phosphate as one of the constituents. He next submits that the alleged occurrence is said to be dated 21.6.2024, however, the complaint case is filed on 28.8.2025. He next submits that the petitioner has purchased the said Cough Syrup from the Proprietor of M/s Kishan Medical Agency, however, in the complaint the allegations are made that the said M/s Kishan Medical Agency is not existing. He next submits that in light of Form-20(B), Annexure-2 the said Agency is very much there. He also submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.26 of the petition. 2026:JHHC:18637 2 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that on query, the document has not been produced and the said 11 bottles of said cough syrup is commercial quantity and, on this ground, he submits that anticipatory bail to the petitioner may kindly be rejected. 5. In the complaint itself, it has been disclosed that the petitioner is having valid license and the allegations are made that 11 bottles of Onerex Cough Syrup having Codine Phosphate as one of the constituents was found in the Godown and the petitioner has not been able to produce any document, however, it has been stated that the receipt of the said Kishan Medical Agency has been produced. Annexure-2 is the document which suggest that the said Agency is existing as per Form-20(B) of Rule 61(1) of Drugs and Cosmetics Act whereas in the complaint it has been alleged that the said Kishan Medical Agency Godown is not existing which is contrary to Annexure-2, and in the attending facts and circumstances of the instant case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of her surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge, Bokaro, in connection with NDPS Case No.7 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 25.06.2026 SI/