[2026:JHHC:28509] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A.No. 7863 of 2026 Deepak Kumar @ Deepak Kumar Mehta, Aged about 32 years, Son of Banshi Prasad Mehta, Resident of Village- Gunja, P.O. & P.S.-Ichak, District- Hazaribagh. … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. Manish Kumar, Adv. For the State : Mr. V.K.Vashistha, Spl.PP 02 / 21.09.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Ichak P.S. Case No. 146 of 2024 instituted under Section 20,21 (b), 22 (b),25,29 of N.D.P.S. Act, 1985. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner, in furtherance of common intention with the co-accused persons, was involved in sale and purchase of narcotic substances and from one co-accused person, 78 grams of brown sugar and from another co-accused person, 100 grams of Ganja was recovered. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false and the charge sheet has been submitted against the petitioner in this case. It is next submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner and except the confessional statement of the co-accused, there is no other material to implicate the petitioner in this case. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the seized brown sugar which is also known as Heroin, comes under intermediate quantity and the seized Ganga comes under small quantity. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in jail custody since 08.06.2026, as mentioned in para 7 of this bail application. It is next submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is ready and willing to co-operate with the trial of the case and undertakes not to annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during trial of the case. It is next submitted that the co-accused with similar allegations has already been admitted on bail by this court vide order dated 30.06.2025 passed in B.A. No. 5125 of 2025 hence, the petitioner may be admitted to bail. Learned Spl. P.P. opposed the prayer for bail. Considering submissions of learned counsels and the facts as stated above, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Hence, the court below is directed to release the petitioner 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 Special Judge, NDPS Act, Hazaribagh in connection with Ichak P.S. Case No. 146 of 2024 with the condition that the petitioner will not annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during trial of the case and will co-operate with the trial of the case and will furnish mobile phone number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change the mobile phone number during the trial of the case. (ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.) Dated 21.09.2026 Smita/-