[2026:JHHC:20770] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.6533 of 2026 ------ Goutam Mahtha @ Gautam Mahtha @ Gautam Choudhary, age about 30 years, S/O- Fulkumar Mahtha, R/O Village- Barmasiya, P.O. + P.S.- Mohanpur, District- Deoghar .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rahul Ranjan, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rakesh Kr. Sinha, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated-14-07-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Mohanpur P.S. Case No.77 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Section 111 (2) (b), 111 (3), 111 (4) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 21 (b) of the N.D.P.S. Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in sale and purchase of Brown Sugar which is also known as Heroin and 8.43 grams of Brown Sugar was recovered from the possession of the petitioner which comes under intermediate quantity. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. 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 20.05.2026 as has been mentioned in para-22 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl. 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 Sessions Judge, Deoghar in connection with Mohanpur P.S. Case No.77 of 2026 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-14.07.2026-Animesh/