2026:JHHC:26050 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.4947 of 2026 ---- Suraj Kumar Lohra @ Suraj Lohra, aged about 35 years, Son of Deepak Lohra, Resident of Jay Prakash Nagar, Pahari Tola, P.O. G.P.O., Ranchi P.S.-Kotwali Ranchi …. …. Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand …. …. Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ---- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Nilesh Kumar, Adv. : Mr. Tushar Agrawal, Adv. For the State : Mr. Someshwar Ray, A.P.P. ---- 02/Dated: 29th August, 2026 1. 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 Namkum P.S. Case No.214 of 2026(N), for the alleged offences registered under Sections 23/ 20(b)(ii)(a)/ 25/ 27(a)/ 29 of the N.D.P.S., Act, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Commissioner-cum-Special Judge, NDPS, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner has come in this case on the confessional statement of the co- accused and 10.70 grams of Ganja has been recovered from the possession of the apprehended co-accused. He submits that it is a small quantity, for which the maximum punishment prescribed is one year. He next submits that under the NDPS Act, the offence is not made bailable. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent, as states in paragraph 21 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioner has come in the confessional statement of the co-accused. 5. Considering the fact that the name of the petitioner has come in the confessional statement of the co-accused, from whose possession 10.70 grams of Ganja has been recovered, which is a small quantity for which the maximum 2026:JHHC:26050 Page | 2 A.B.A. No.4947 of 2026 punishment prescribed is one year, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released 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 Judicial Commissioner-cum-Special Judge, NDPS, Ranchi, in connection with Namkum P.S. Case No.214 of 2026(N), subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 29th August, 2026 Amar/- Uploaded on 01.09.2026