( 2026:JHHC:13392 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 7210 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 7210 of 2025 Lalan Mistri, aged about 45 years, S/o Mukhlal Mistri, resident of Village, P.O. & P.S. Gidhour, District- Chatra … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Umesh Kumar Choubey, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bhola Nath Ojha, Spl.P.P. ----- 03/06.05.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Chauparan P.S. Case No.110 of 2024, registered for the offence under Sections 414/34 of the I.P.C. and Sections 17(c)/18(c) of N.D.P.S. Act, pending in the Court of the learned Special Judge, NDPS, Hazaribag. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the motorcycle of the petitioner was being driven by his son, who has been arrested on the spot. He further submits that the said motorcycle is registered in the name of the petitioner. He next submits that 4 Kg 400 gm of opium was recovered from the possession of the son of the petitioner. He also submits that the name of the petitioner has surfaced only because he is the owner of the said motorcycle. On these grounds, he submits that the anticipatory bail may kindly be provided to the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioner happened to be owner of the said motorcycle. 5. Considering that the said motorcycle was being driven by the son of the petitioner, who has already been apprehended and the name of the ( 2026:JHHC:13392 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 7210 of 2025 petitioner has surfaced because he is the owner of the said motorcycle and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 11 of this application and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, NDPS, Hazaribag in connection with Chauparan P.S. Case No.110 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 6th May, 2026 Ajay/