[ 2026:JHHC:11015] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 3065 of 2026 ------ Chandan Kumar Pandey @ Amit Kumar Pandey @ Narayan, aged about 32 years, son of Sunil Kumar Pandey, resident of Road No. 10, P.O. and P.S.- Adityapur, District- Saraikela- Kharsawan. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Indrajit Sinha, Advocate Mr. Rishav Kumar, Advocate Mr. Rashika Bajaj, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bhola Nath Ojha, Spl.P.P. ------ Order No:-02 Dated:-16-04-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with NDPS Case No. 40 of 2025 arising out of Bistupur P.S. Case No. 64 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 21(c) and 22(b) of the NDPS Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this is second journey of the petitioner with the prayer for regular bail and earlier the regular bail of the petitioner was rejected vide order dated 27.08.2025 in B.A. No. 7296 of 2025. It is next submitted that the fresh ground is that meanwhile four witnesses have been examined including the two seizure witnesses and the P.W.3 has stated in his cross-examination that he signed on a plain paper. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in custody for a considerable period of time. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Spl.P.P. appearing for the State on the other hand vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that even though the material witnesses are the P.W. 1 and P.W.2, but their deposition has been suppressed by the petitioner from this Court, by not filing the same without any plausible reason. It is then submitted that they have supported the case of the prosecution and they have also identified the petitioner during the trial of the case, while being examined as the witness of the case. It is next submitted that in view seizure of cough syrup containing Codeine in commercial quantity that is 475 bottles each containing 100 ml and besides 10 strips of Nitrosun tablets; the seized substances come under the commercial quantity, hence, the rigors of Section 37 of the NDPS Act is attracted, therefore, in the absence of any material to suggest that there is any reasonable grounds to believe that the petitioner has not committed any offence and that he will not indulge in any offence if released on bail, the petitioner ought not to be admitted on bail. Considering the serious nature of the allegations made against the petitioner of being involved in transportation and sale of narcotics substances in commercial quantity and in the absence of any material in record to suggest that there is any reason to believe that the petitioner has not committed any offence and that he will not commit any offence, if released on bail as well as the evidence that has come during the trial, this Court is not inclined to admit the petitioner on bail at this stage. Accordingly, the prayer for bail for the petitioner is rejected at this stage. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated:- 16.04.2026 Vedanti/