REHAN ANSARI v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND
Court: High Court of Jharkhand
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
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Case summary
High Court of Jharkhand judgment dated 2020-12-09. REHAN ANSARI v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 9525 of 2020 Rehan Ansari … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. V. K. Trivedi , Adv. For the State : Mr. Ravi Prakash , Addl. P. P. 02 / 09. 12. 2020 Heard the parties through Video Conferencing. Learned counsel for the petitioner personally undertakes to remove the defects pointed out by the Stamp Reporter within two weeks after the lockdown is over. In view of the personal undertaking given by learned counsel for the petitioner the defects pointed out by the Stamp Reporter are ignored for the present. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Torpa P. S. case no. 10 of 2019 corresponding to NDPS No. 8 (A) of 2019 instituted under sections 20/22/25 of the NDPS Act.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the co-accused persons have stated before the police that on the instruction of the petitioner, they were carrying narcotic drugs which was seized by police. It is then submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that there is no recovery of any narcotic drug from the petitioner. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been in jail custody since 26. 09. 2020 as mentioned in paragraph 20 of the bail application and the petitioner is ready and willing to co-operate with the trial of the case and co-accused with similar allegations have already been released on bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this court vide order dated 24. 10. 2019 passed in BA no. 6220 of 2019 hence, the petitioner may be released on bail. Learned Addl. P.
P. opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Considering the facts of the case, 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 Special Judge (N), Khunti in connection with Torpa P. S. case no. 10 of 2019 subject to the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with the trial of the case. (ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J. ) Smita/-
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