Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:8522 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1052 of 2026 ---- Md. Imtiyaz, aged about 29 years, son of Sheikh Zamir, resident of village- Sunderpur, P.O. Maheshram, P.S.- Pirpainti, District- Bhagalpur, Bihar .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Md. Zaid Ahmed, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Fahad Allam, A.P.P. ---- 02/25.03.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with N.D.P.S. Case No.16 of 2024 arising out Mahagama P.S. Case No.183 of 2024, for the alleged offences registered under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) & 22 of the N.D.P.S. Act, pending in the Court of learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-III, Godda. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is made of 2 kgs. of contraband has been recovered from the possession of one Golu Kumar and Golu Kumar has taken the name of the petitioner. He also submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed at paragraph-16 of the petition. 4. Learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and submits that Golu Kumar has stated that the said contraband has been taken by him from this petitioner. He submits that the name of the petitioner has come on the confessional statement of the co-accused and the C.D.R. of the mobile phone of the petitioner also suggests that -2- apprehended co-accused and the petitioner had talked among each other. 5. Considering that the said contraband is intermediary in the quantities, the recovery was not made from the possession of the petitioner and the name of the petitioner has come on the confessional statement and petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed at paragraph-16 of the petition. In that view of the matter, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on such terms and conditions or the sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. 6. Accordingly, this anticipatory bail application is disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 25.03.2026 Jay/