[2026:JHHC:10208] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.2893 of 2026 ------ Hemant Mandal, aged about 40 years, S/o. Bhadulal Mandal, resident of Village- Radhanagar, P.O. & P.S.- Radhanagar, District- Sahibganj, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Sahay Gaurav Piyush, Advocate For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P ------ Order No.02Dated- 09-04-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with N.D.P.S. Case No.15 of 2025 corresponding to Radhanagar P.S. Case No. 198 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 20 and 27 of the NDPS Act, 1985. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was engaged in cultivating and selling Ganja. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para-16 of this bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 08.06.2025 as mentioned in para-14 of the instant bail application. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned P.P. appearing for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the petitioner has falsely stated in Para 16 of the bail application that he has no criminal antecedent. Though in fact he is an accused of Radhanagar P.S. Case No. 214 of 2008 involving the offences punishable under Sections 302, 376 & 201 read with Section 34 of the I.P.C. It is therefore submitted that the petitioner ought not be released on bail. Considering the fact that the petitioner has played fraud upon the Court by ensuring that a false averment is made in this bail application that he has no criminal antecedent though in fact he is an accused of the heinous crime of rape and murder and the chance of the petitioner absconding and tampering with evidence, if released on bail and the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to admit the petitioner on bail at this stage. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the above-named petitioner is rejected at this stage. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 09/04/2026 Amar/