[2026:JHHC:21681] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4024 of 2026 Deepak Khandelwal @ Deepak, aged about 52 years, S/o Rajendra Prasad Khandelwal, R/o 36, Gujrat Colony, P.Ο. & P.S.- Chas, District- Bokaro, Jharkhand. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Mukesh Kumar, Advocate. For the State : Mrs. Mohua Palit, A.P.P. ------ 06/ 22.07.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with NDPS Case No. 07 of 2025, registered for the offence under Section 27(d) of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, Section 22(c) of the NDPS Act and Section 319(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the Court of learned Sessions Judge, Bokaro. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the husband of Binita Khandelwal @ Vinita Khandelwal and said Binita Khandelwal @ Vinita Khandelwal is having the drug license and that is the part of the complaint itself. He next submits that false allegations are made against said Vinita Khandelwal of keeping 11 bottles of Onerex Cough Syrup having Codine Phosphate as one of the constituents. He next submits that the alleged occurrence is said to be dated 21.6.2024, however, the complaint case is filed on 28.8.2025. He next submits that said Vinita Khandelwal has purchased the said Cough Syrup from the Proprietor of M/s Kishan Medical Agency, however, in the complaint the allegations are made that the said M/s Kishan Medical Agency is not [2026:JHHC:21681] -2- existing. He next submits that in light of Form-20(B), Annexure-2 the said Agency is very much there. He also submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No. 26 of the petition. He further submits that said Binita Khandelwal @ Vinita Khandelwal has already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail by this court in A.B.A. No. 3305 of 2026. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be provided to the petitioner. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the document has not been produced and the said 11 bottles of said cough syrup is commercial quantity. On this ground, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. The petitioner is said to be the husband of Binita Khandelwal @ Vinita Khandelwal, who is having the valid license and the allegations are made that 11 bottles of Onerex Cough Syrup having Codine Phosphate as one of the constituents was found in the Godown and Binita Khandelwal has not been able to produce any document, however, it has been stated that the receipt of the said Kishan Medical Agency has been produced. Annexure-2 is the document which suggest that the said Agency is existing as per Form-20(B) of Rule 61(1) of Drugs and Cosmetics Act whereas in the complaint it has been alleged that the said Kishan Medical Agency Godown is not existing which is contrary to Annexure-2. Further the wife of this petitioner Binita Khandelwal @ Vinita Khandelwal has already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail by this court in the aforementioned A.B.A. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, above named. 7. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to [2026:JHHC:21681] -3- surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge, Bokaro, in connection with NDPS Case No. 07 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-22.07.2026 Amitesh/-