2026:JHHC:5032 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A No. 11322 of 2025 Mohan Kumar, aged about 19 years, son of Tilak Saw, Resident of Kashi Mahua, PO +PS-Lawalong, District-Chatra (Jharkhand) ... … Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party(s) With B.A No. 11325 of 2025 Umesh Saw @ Rakesh Saw @ Prakash Sao, aged about 25 years, son of late Krishna Saw, Resident of Jainpur, PO+PS-Chatra, District-Chatra, Jharkhand ... … Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party(s) With B.A No. 11346 of 2025 Rahul Kumar Singh @ Kumar Rahul Singh, S/o-Birendra Singh, Aged about 24 yrs, Resident of Village-Hemdum, (Huturu), PO-Lawalong, PS-Lawalong, District-Chatra ... … Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party(s) CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Shailesh Kumar Pandey, Advocate Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Fahad Allam, APP -------- Order No. 03 /Dated: 19th February 2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The instant bail applications have been preferred by the petitioners for grant of regular bail for the offences registered under Sections 111(4) of Bharatiya Nayaya Sanhita, 2023 and under Sections 15(c), 18(b), 22, 25, 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Act, 1985 in connection with Bariyatu PS Case No. 42 of 2025. 2026:JHHC:5032 2 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence and they have been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioner in B.A No. 11346 of 2024 is the driver cum owner of the seized Bolero Vehicle having Registration No. JH-13J- 9573. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioners have nothing to do with seized Doda and the co-accused, namely, Md. Abutalib @ Abu Talib in B.A No. 10891 of 2025 has been granted bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 16.12.2025. Learned counsel submits that the petitioners are in languishing in jail since 06.09.2025, as such they may be enlarged on bail. 4. Learned APP also opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioners. 5. Having regard to the allegations made against the petitioners coupled with the fact that co-accused has been granted bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in B.A No. 10891 of 2025 and the petitioners are in jail custody since 06.09.2025, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioners, namely, Mohan Kumar in B.A No. 11322 of 2025, Umesh Saw @ Rakesh Saw @ Prakash Sao in B.A No. 11325 of 2025 and Rahul Kumar Singh @ Kumar Rahul Singh in B.A No. 11346 of 2025 on bail. Accordingly, the petitioners, above-named, are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge (NDPS), Latehar in connection with Bariyatu PS Case No. 42 of 2025. 6. It is made clear that the petitioners shall appear on each and every date before the learned trial Court and they shall not threaten any witness and shall co-operate in trial and if any adverse report will come against the above-named petitioners, learned trial Court shall be at 2026:JHHC:5032 3 liberty to cancel the bail of the above-named petitioners. 7. Accordingly, the instant bail applications stand allowed. (Deepak Roshan, J.) 19th February 2026 Amit Uploaded on 24/02/2026