[2026:JHHC:11141 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. no. 3094 of 2026 Bittu Kumar @Bittu Kumar Mehta aged about 25 years, son of Trilok Mehta @ Triloki Prasad Mehta, Resident of Chandwara, PO & PS- Ichak, District- Hazaribagh … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. party Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. H.K.Shikarwar, Adv. For the State : Ms. Bandana Sinha, Addl.. PP 02 / 17.04.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Ichak P. S. case no. 149 of 2024 instituted under Section 20, 21(b), 22(b), 25, 29 of NDPS Act. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that from the co-accused person Bhola Kumar 24.62 gm of brown sugar and from the possession of the co-accused person, Sachin Kumar Ram, 100 gm of Ganja was seized and they confessed before police that on seeing the police, the petitioner who was with them, fled away. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false and the seized narcotic drug comes under the intermediate quantity. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in jail custody since 07.02.2026 , as mentioned in para 7 of this bail application. It is next submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is ready and willing to co-operate with the trial of the case and undertakes not to annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during trial of the case, hence, the petitioner may be admitted to regular bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposed the prayer for bail. Considering submissions of learned counsels and the facts as stated above, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Hence, the court below is directed to release the petitioner on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge-cum- Special Judge, NDPS Act, Hazaribag in connection with Ichak P. S. case no. 149 of 2024 with the condition that the petitioner will not annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during trial of the case and will co- operate with the trial of the case and will furnish mobile phone number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change the mobile phone number during the trial of the case. (ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.) Dated 17.04.2026 Smita/-