( 2026:JHHC:4132 )

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 11974 of 2025 ------

Vijay Kumar, aged about 40 years, s/o late Jagarnath Saw, r/o Village-Lamta, P.O. & P.S.-Lawalong, Dist.-Chatra … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------

For the Petitioner : Mr. Nilesh Kumar, Advocate : Mr. Ayush Kr. Verma, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bhola Nath Ojha, Spl. P.P.

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Order No.04 Dated- 13.02.2026 Heard the parties.

The petitioner has moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Chauparan P.S. Case No.380 of 2024 (N.D.P.S. Case No. 5 of 2025) registered for the offences punishable under sections 17(c)/18(b)/21(c)/22(c)/23(c)/29 of N.D.P.S. Act.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this is the second journey of the petitioner with the prayer for regular bail and earlier the prayer for regular bail was rejected vide order dated 09.05.2025 in B.A. No. 3809 of 2025. It is next submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner by relying upon the order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the case of Ankur Chaudhary vs. State of Madhya Pradesh reported in 2024 SCC OnLine SC 2730