[2026:JHHC:20164] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.6296 of 2026 ------ Shoeb Akhtar @ Shoaib Ansari, age 23 years Son of Md. Salim Ansari, Resident of Harchanda, P.O. and P.S.- Dahu, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Birendra Burman, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vineet Kr. Vashistha, Spl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated-08-07-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Ormanjhi P.S. Case No.64 of 2026 (N) registered for the offences punishable under Section 111 (2) (b) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 21 (b), 22 (b), 23 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 3.32 grams of Brown Sugar which is also known as Heroin and from the co-accused persons altogether 14.91 grams of brown sugar was recovered. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-09 of the instant bail application, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is next submitted that the Brown Sugar recovered from the petitioner comes under small quantity and the Brown Sugar recovered from the possession of the co-accused comes under intermediate quantity. It is further submitted that the co-accused, with similar allegations, has already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 24.06.2026 passed in B.A. No.5687 of 2026. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and that he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 24.04.2026 as has been mentioned in para-07 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Spl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. 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 learned Special Judge (N.D.P.S), Ranchi in connection with Ormanjhi P.S. Case No.64 of 2026 (N) with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case, 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 will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated-08.07.2026-Animesh/