2026:JHHC:5500 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.580 of 2026 ------ Irfan, aged about 34 years, S/o Noor Hussan, R/o village- Ezar Nagar, PO & PS- Baradari, District- Bareilly, State Uttar Pradesh. … … Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … Opposite Party(s) ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sheo Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Someshwar Roy, APP ----- 02/ 25th February, 2026 1. Heard the parties. 2. This bail application has been filed under Sections 483 and 484 of the BNSS, 2023 wherein, prayer has been made for grant of bail as the petitioner is in custody for allegedly committing offences punishable under Sections 338, 336(3), 340(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S. in connection with Lesliganj P.S. Case No. 154 of 2025. 4. Heard, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the Sate and have also gone through the impugned order. 5. It is alleged that the accused persons including the petitioner was apprehended from a car from which a duplicate number plate was recovered. It has been presumed by the prosecution that they were going to purchase opium for which money was also transmitted to the proposed sellers. 6. All these facts have been gathered during investigation from the confessional statement of the accused persons. Save and except that there is no material and no recovery was made from the possession of the petitioner. 5. Considering the aforesaid fact and the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 26.10.2025, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like 2026:JHHC:5500 2 amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Palamau in connection with Lesliganj P.S. Case No. 154 of 2025 subject to the condition that one of the bailors should be a close relative of the petitioner having sufficient landed property in his own name within the State of Jharkhand. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 25.02.2026 Amar/CP-3