( 2026:JHHC:8193 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 2351 of 2026 ------ Yash Raj Singh @ Yash @ Ankit Singh, aged about 33 years, son Balraj Singh, resident of Guru Gobind Singh Public School Campus, Matkuria Road, Bank More, P.O.-Dhanbad, P.S.-Dhanbad, Dist.-Dhanbad, Jharkhand … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Amritansh Vats, Advocate For the State : Ms. Nehala Sharmin, Spl. P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 24.03.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Jariyagarh P.S. Case No.21 of 2023 (NDPS Case No. 40(B) of 2023) registered for the offences punishable under sections 279/337/338 of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 134/184/187 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and under Section 20 (b) (ii) (c) of N.D.P.S. Act, 1985. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in transportation of 106.760 kg of ganja in a car and on seeing the police party, the driver of the car fled away along with his associates but in course of the same, one of them fell down in a ditch and sustained injury and he was apprehended and upon being interrogated, he disclosed that he was driving the car. It is further alleged that the apprehended person disclosed that ganja (cannabis) was loaded in the car and upon search of the car, 76 packets of ganja was recovered being 106.760 kg of ganja and the petitioner is said to be one of the persons who was in the car and was involved in transporting the said seized ganja. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and apart from this case, the petitioner is also involved in another case. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 20.11.2025, as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 01 of the bail application. It is lastly submitted that the co-accused person has already been admitted to bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 10.02.2025 in B.A. No.1085 of 2025 without recording any finding in terms of Section 37 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 that there are reasonable grounds for believing that he is not guilty of the offence and that he is not likely to commit any offence while on bail. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be admitted to bail. The learned Spl. P.P. on the other hand vehemently opposes the prayer for bail and submits that since this case involves ganja in commercial quantity so, the rigor of Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 is attracted in this case and in the absence of any material to suggest that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the petitioner is not guilty of the offence and that he is not likely to commit any offence while on bail; more so because the petitioner is having one criminal antecedent; the petitioner ought not be admitted to bail. It is further submitted by learned Spl. P.P. that there is every chance of the petitioner absconding and tampering with evidence if released on bail. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner ought not to be admitted to bail. Considering the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner and that the offence involves transportation of ganja in commercial quantity and in the absence of any material to suggest that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the petitioner is not guilty of the offence and that he is not likely to commit any offence while on bail, as also the criminal antecedent of the petitioner as well as the chance of the petitioner absconding and tampering with evidence if released on bail, this Court is of the considered view that this is not a fit case where the abovenamed petitioner be admitted to bail at this stage. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the abovenamed petitioner is rejected. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 24.03.2026 Gunjan-