( 2026:JHHC:19189 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 6002 of 2026 ------ Arti Devi @ Dewanti Devi, w/o Raju Paswan, aged about 30 years, r/o Village-Balubhang, P.O. & P.S.-Bariatu, Dist.- Latehar … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Altamash Khan, Advocate For the State : Mr. V.K. Vashistha, Spl. P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 01.07.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Gidhour P.S. Case No.26/2026 registered for the offences punishable under sections Section 17 (b)/18 (C)/22 (b)/27 (a)/28/29 of NDPS Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was in illegal possession of 1.084 kg of opium which comes under intermediate quantity. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in paragraph no.07 of the bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in jail custody since 27.02.2026, as has been mentioned in para 07 of this bail application. It is next submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the trial of the case and further undertakes not to annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during 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 25.06.2026 in B.A. No.5754 of 2026. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be admitted to bail. Learned Spl. 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 Sessions Judge cum Spl. Judge NDPS Cases, Chatra in connection with Gidhour P.S. Case No.26/2026 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 co-operate 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 she will not change the mobile phone number during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 01.07.2026 Gunjan-