2026:JHHC:25303 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.7634 of 2026 ----- Deepak Kumar @ Deepak Kumar Mehta @ Deepak Kumar Mehta @ Nirmal Kumar, son of Jainarayan Prashad Mehta, resident of Chaprakh, PO and PS Ichak, District Hazaribagh … Petitioner(s). Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party(s). CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. D. K. Saw, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vishwanath Roy, Spl.PP …...... 02 /21.08.2026: This bail application has been filed by the petitioner under Sections 483 & 484 of BNSS, 2023 wherein, prayer has been made for grant of bail as he is in custody for allegedly committing offence punishable under Sections 20, 21(b), 22(b), 25, 29 of the NDPS Act. 2. Heard, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and have also gone through the impugned order. 3. Learned APP opposes the prayer for bail. 4. The prayer of bail of this petitioner was earlier rejected vide order dated 19.03.2026 passed in B.A. No. 12104 of 2025. 5. It has been submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State, on instruction, that on 07.09.2026 when the next date is fixed all the witnesses can be examined. 6. Considering the said submission of the learned Spl.PP, since the trial is in progress, I am not inclined to grant privilege of bail to the petitioner. The Trial Court is directed to record the statement on that day when all the witnesses are produced. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner in connection with Ichak PS Case No. 149 of 2024, pending in the Court of 2026:JHHC:25303 2 learned Court of Session, Special Judge NDPS at Hazaribagh stands rejected. 7. Accordingly, this bail application is dismissed. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 21.08.2026 Tanuj/CP-3 Uploaded on 21.08.2026