( 2026:JHHC:11919 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.3255 of 2026 ------ Santosh Kumar @ Santosh aged about 32 years, son of Raghunandan Mehta, Resident of Village-Jamuwari, P.O. & P.S.-Ichak, Dist.- Hazaribagh. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Shailendra Jit, Advocate For the State : Mr. Ajay Kr. Pathak, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 22-04-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Korra P.S. Case No.17 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Section 111 (2) (b), 3 (5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 21 (b), 22 (b), 25 and 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in transportation and sale of brown sugar and from the possession of the petitioner, about 8 gm of brown sugar like substance and from the co-accused persons, brown sugar of various weight was recovered and in total 166.5 gm of brown sugar was seized which comes under intermediate quantity. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-14 of the instant bail application, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and that he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 31.01.2026 as has been mentioned in para-16 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged 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, N.D.P.S. Act, Hazaribagh in connection with Korra P.S. Case No.17 of 2026 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case, furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 22/04/2026 Abhiraj/