2026:JHHC:18653 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 3310 of 2026 ---- Ajay Singh, aged about 51 years, son of Ganesh Singh, resident of Haludpukhur, PO Haludpukhur and PS Kowali, District East Singhbhum, Jharkhand-831002 .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Vishal Kumar Trivedi, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Bhola Nath Ojha, Advocate ---- 2/25.06.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Garhwa PS Case No.499 of 2024, for offence registered under section 317(5) of BNS, 2023 and section 21 and 22 of NDPS Act, pending in court of learned Principal Sessions Judge, Garhwa. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that from the Creta Car 33 kg Ganja has been recovered. He next submits that the petitioner is said to be owner of the said Creta Car. He next submits that however the said Creta Car was provided to one Chandan Kumar Yadav on rent by way of an agreement dated 11.3.2024 as contained in Annexure-3. He next submits that the said Chandan Kumar Yadav was not paying the rent of the said Car and even not returning the said Creta Car and for that, the petitioner has lodged the complaint being Kowali (East Singhbhum) P.S. Case No.197 of 2024 and recovery was made on 19.09.2024 and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.21 of the petition and on these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail to the petitioner may kindly be granted. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the petitioner happened to be owner of the said Creta Car wherefrom 2026:JHHC:18653 2 the said contraband has been recovered which is of commercial quantity and in view of that he submits that the anticipatory bail to the petitioner may kindly be rejected. 5. Considering that prior to the said recovery, the petitioner has handed over the said Car to Chandan Kumar Yadav on rent by way of aforesaid agreement and further Annexure-4 prima facie suggest that on 19.05.2024 the petitioner has lodged the complaint with the police saying that he is not paying the rent and even not returning the said Creta Car and such contraband has been recovered on 19.9.2024 and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as aforesaid, 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 his 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 Principal Sessions Judge, Garhwa, in connection with Garhwa PS Case No.499 of 2024, 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/