( 2026:JHHC:10458 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.10931 of 2025 ------ Vijay Kumar Dangi, aged about 40 years, son of Sri Bisheshwar Dangi, resident of village-Barwadih, P.O. and P.S.-Pathalgadda, District-Chatra. … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Nilesh Kumar, Advocate : Ms. Priyanka Agrawal, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bhola Nath OJha, Spl.P.P. ------ Order No:-07 Dated:-10-04-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with N.D.P.S. Case No.51 of 2024 arising out of Korrah P.S. Case No.120 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Section 21(b), 21(c), 22(b), 22(c) & 29 of the NDPS Act. This is the third journey of the petitioner with the prayer for regular bail, earlier the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner was dismissed as withdrawn twice vide order dated 24.01.2025 in B.A. No.9949 of 2024 & vide order dated 10.10.2025 in B.A. No.3286 of 2025. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that while transporting the brown sugar, the petitioner was apprehended by the police and upon search, 1.80 Kg of brown sugar was found in illegal possession of the petitioner. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that so far as four witnesses have been examined, but the petitioner has enclosed the copy of the certified copy of the deposition of only three witnesses and all of them have supported the case of the prosecution. 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 14.07.2025 as is evident from para-12 of this bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be admitted to bail. Learned Spl. P.P. appearing for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail and submits that keeping in view the fact that the brown sugar/morphine seized from the petitioner while he was transporting the same is in commercial quantity; the rigors of Section 37 of the N.D.P.S. Act, 1985 is attracted in this case and in the absence of any material to suggest that the petitioner is not guilty of the offences and that he is not likely to commit any offence while on bail, the petitioner ought not be released on bail. It is next submitted that there is every chance of the petitioner absconding if released on bail. It is lastly submitted that the prayer of the petitioner for bail, be rejected. Considering the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner and recovery of narcotic substance in commercial quantity and in the absence of any material for this Court to be satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the petitioner is not guilty of the offences and that he is not likely to commit any offence if admitted to bail; this Court is not inclined to release the petitioner on bail at this stage. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the above-named petitioner is rejected. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 10/04/2026 Abhiraj/