( 2026:JHHC:11482 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 3278 of 2026 ------ Pradeep Kumar, aged about 23 years, son of Ashok Prasad, resident of Village-Amnari, P.O.-Meru BSF, P.S.-Muffasil, Dist.-Hazaribag, Jharkhand … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Santosh Kr. Soni, Advocate For the State : Mr. Manoj Kr. Mishra, Addl. P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 20.04.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Hazaribag Muffasil P.S. Case No.37 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under sections 21(b)/21(c)/22(b)/22(c) of N.D.P.S. Act. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner along with the co-accused persons were in illegal possession of 16 grams of brown sugar which they were keeping to sell and besides the brown sugar, weighing machine, cash of Rs.65,000/- and mobile phone were recovered from the petitioner and the co-accused persons. It is also submitted that brown sugar was recovered from the possession of the co-accused-Rahul Kumar @ Golu and two bundles of silver paper was recovered from the dickey of the motorcycle of the petitioner besides cash of Rs.14,000/- and smart mobile phone. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in paragraph no.10 of the bail application. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 16.02.2026, as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 06 of the bail application and the brown sugar comes under intermediate quantity. It is next submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the trial of the case and further undertakes that he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be admitted to bail. The learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the submissions of the counsels and the fact as discussed above, I am inclined to enlarge the abovenamed petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released 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-Spl. Judge, N.D.P.S. Act, Hazaribag, in connection with Hazaribag Muffasil P.S. Case No.37 of 2026 with the condition that the petitioner will cooperate with the trial of the case and will furnish his mobile number and a copy of his Aadhar Card in the court below with the undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case, with further condition that he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 20.04.2026 Gunjan-