2026:JHHC:11058 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1709 of 2026 ------ Vijay Sahu, son of Bahali Sahu, resident of Village Hosir, P.O. Hosir, P.S. Kanke, District Ranchi .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner : Mr. Bhaskar Trievedi, Advocate Mr. Priyanshu Nilesh, Advocate Ms. Shipra Sonam, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bhola Nath Ojha, A.P.P. ------ 03/17.04.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Kanke P.S. Case No. 100 of 2025, registered for the offence under Section 5 of the N.D.P.S. Act, Section 27(b)(ii) of Drugs Cosmetics Act, 1940, pending in the court of learned Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and name of the petitioner has come on the confessional statement. He submits that 39 bottles of 100 ml. Onerex cough has been recovered from the house of one Binod Gope and he has been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No.5768 of 2025. He next submits that in identical situation another accused namely Kajal Devi has also been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No.6767 of 2025. He also submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 16 of the petition. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer. 5. Considering that the said cough syrup was recovered from Binod Gope and the said Binod Gope has been granted anticipatory bail and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 16 of the petition and another lady has also been granted anticipatory bail, and in that view of the matter, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on such terms and conditions or the sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Anit Uploaded 20.04.2026