( 2026:JHHC:18876 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.5838 of 2026 ------ Janardan Das @ Janardhan Das, aged about 36 years, son of Brindavan Das, resident of Village Lohri, P.O. & P.S.-Tamar, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Ankit Burman, Advocate For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P : Ms. Malsi Pathak, AC to P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 29-06-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Kotwali P.S. case no. 94/2026 instituted under Section 20 (b) (ii)/20(b)/22/29 of the NDPS Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in illegal business of Ganja and 1.031 Kg of Ganja was recovered together from the possession of the petitioner and the co-accused persons, whereas 667 g of Ganja was recovered from the petitioner alone, which comes under small quantity. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, as mentioned in paragraph-12 of this bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in jail custody since 02.05.2026, as mentioned in para -11 of this bail application. It is next submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is ready and willing to co-operate with the trial of the case and undertakes not to annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during trial of the case, hence, the petitioner may be admitted to bail. Learned P.P. opposed the prayer for bail. Considering submissions of learned counsels and the facts as stated above, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Hence, the court below is directed to release the petitioner 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 learned Special Judge (NDPS), Ranchi in connection with Kotwali P.S. case no. 94/2026 with the condition that the petitioner will not annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during trial of the case and will cooperate with the trial of the case and will furnish mobile phone number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change the mobile phone number during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 29/06/2026 Abhiraj/