2026:JHHC:8231 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 2355 of 2026 Bittu Kumar @ Bittu Kumar Mehta, aged about 25 years, S/O Sri Sri Triloki Mehta R/O Village Chandwara, P.O + P.S- Ichak, Dist. Hazaribagh … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Hemant Kumar Shikarwar, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Ms. Priya Shrestha, Advocate --- 04/24th March 2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Ichak P.S. Case No. 146/2024 for the offence registered under Sections 20/21(b)/22(b)/25 and 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act, now said to have been pending in the court of learned Session Judge-cum- Special Judge, N.D.P.S. Act, Hazaribagh. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and he is in custody since 16.12.2025. The learned counsel submits that the name of the petitioner has transpired in the confessional statement of the co-accused, but there is no recovery from the possession of the petitioner. He submits that while the petitioner was in custody, he has been remanded in the present case. He has further submitted that the co-accused, who had confessed the guilt and there was also recovery from them, have been enlarged on bail by this Court in B.A. No. 1172/2025, namely, Amit Kumar vide order dated 13.02.2025 and in B.A. No. 1081/2025, namely, Rahul Kumar vide order dated 10.02.2025. 3. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer and has submitted that the petitioner has two criminal antecedents; one is of 14.10.2024 and the other one is of 27.11.2024 and the present case is of 11.11.2024. However, she does not dispute that the name of the petitioner 2026:JHHC:8231 2 has transpired in the confessional statement of the co-accused and there is no recovery from the petitioner in this case. 4. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the co-accused persons, from whom there is recovery and in whose confessional statement, the name of the petitioner has transpired, have been enlarged on bail and further there is no recovery from the petitioner in the present case, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Session Judge-cum-Special Judge, N.D.P.S. Act, Hazaribagh in connection with Ichak P.S. Case No. 146/2024, subject to the following conditions: - (i) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (ii) The other bailor should be his close relative. (iii) The petitioner will attend the court on each and every date and on account of his single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner. (iv) The petitioner would deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his Mobile Number before the learned court below, which he shall not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (v) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned court below. 5. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 6. Let a copy of this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through ‘e- mail/FAX’. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 24.03.2026 Uploaded On: 25.03.2026 Mukul/-