( 2026:JHHC:29592 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 9186 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 … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Manish Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. P.D. Agrawal, Spl. P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 01.10.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Ichak P. S. case no. 149 of 2024 instituted under Section 20, 21(b), 22(b), 25, 29 of NDPS Act. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that from the co-accused person Bhola Kumar 24.62 gm of brown sugar which is also known as heroin which comes under intermediate quantity and from the possession of the other co-accused person, Sachin Kumar Ram, 100 gm of Ganja which comes under small quantity have been recovered by the police and the only allegation against the petitioner is that the co-accused persons have confessed before the police that on seeing the police, the petitioner who was with them, fled away. It is submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are false. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in jail custody since 20.07.2026, 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 lastly submitted that the co-accused persons have already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 17.04.2026 in B.A. No. 3094 of 2026. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner may be admitted to regular 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 Sessions Judge-cum- Special Judge, NDPS Act, Hazaribag in connection with Ichak P. S. case no. 149 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 cooperate 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.) 01.10.2026 Sonu/