2026:JHHC:21778 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 3977 of 2026 ---- 1.Banti Kumar @ Bunty Kumar @ Bunti Kumar, aged about 20 years, son of Ashok, resident of Village Babhani, PO and PS Karaghar, District Rohtas, Bihar 2.Ajit Kumar Paswan, aged about 24 years, son of Dharmendra Paswan, resident of Village Sakhuatola, PO and PS Karaghar, District Rohtas, Bihar .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Shashank Shekhar Prasad, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Shree Prakash Jha, Advocate ---- 2/23.07.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioners and for State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Palkot PS Case No.21 of 2025, for offence registered under section 20(b)(ii)(C), 22(C), 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985, pending in court of learned Sessions Judge Cum Special Judge, N.D.P.S. Act, Gumla. 3. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that the name of the petitioners has come on confessional statement and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.10 of the petition. He next submits that the alleged Ganja was recovered from the possession of one Harshit Raj @ Harshit Kumar Raj @ Harshit Baitha who is the driver of the said 2026:JHHC:21778 2 Auto wherefrom the said Ganja has been recovered and, on these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. 4. Learned State counsel opposes the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioners has come on confessional statement. 5. Considering that the name of the petitioners has come on confessional statement and they are having no criminal antecedent as aforesaid, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to both the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, both the petitioners, above named, are hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in the event of their surrender/arrest, both the petitioners, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each, with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge Cum Special Judge, N.D.P.S. Act, Gumla, in connection with Palkot PS Case No.21 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 23.07.2026 SI/