Suman Tirkey Vs State of Jharkhand — Narcotics (NDPS) | Jharkhand HC (2026)

Suman Tirkey Vs State of Jharkhand — Narcotics (NDPS) | Jharkhand HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Regular bail granted: release on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sessions Judge, Gumla, subject to non-interference with the informant/witnesses, co-operation with the trial, and furnishing of mobile phone number and Aadhar Card copy with an undertaking not to change the mobile number during trial.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, accused in Gumla P.S. Case No. 358 of 2025 under Sections 21(b), 22(b) and 29 of the NDPS Act, should be admitted to regular bail.

Court's answer

The court directed the court below to release the petitioner on regular bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sessions Judge, Gumla, in connection with Gumla P.S. Case No. 358 of 2025.

Ratio / Principle

Bail was granted subject to conditions that the petitioner will not annoy or disturb the informant or other witnesses, will co-operate with the trial, and will furnish his mobile phone number and photocopy of Aadhar Card with an undertaking not to change the mobile number during the trial.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail granted — High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, B.A. No. 11831 of 2025 (decided 06.04.2026, Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.): Suman Tirkey, accused in Gumla P.S. Case No. 358 of 2025 instituted under Sections 21(b), 22(b) and 29 of the NDPS Act, with alleged recovery of 12 grams of brown sugar (stated by counsel to be an intermediate quantity) and in jail custody since 30.10.2025 with no criminal antecedent, was released on regular bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sessions Judge, Gumla, subject to the conditions that he will not annoy or disturb the informant or other witnesses, will co-operate with the trial, and will furnish his mobile phone number and photocopy of Aadhar Card with an undertaking not to change the mobile number during the trial. Learned Spl. P.P. had opposed the prayer.

[ 2026:JHHC:9647 ]

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. no. 11831 of 2025

Suman Tirkey aged about 40 years, S/o Sri Somra Tirkey, Resident of Vill Laxman Nagar, PO &PS, Gumla, Dist - Gumla, Jharkhand. … Petitioner

Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. party

Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

For the Petitioner : Mr. Mohit Prakash , Adv. For the State : Mr. Bhola Nath Ojha , Spl.. PP

03 / 06.04.2026

Heard the parties.

The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Gumla P. S. case no. 358 of 2025 instituted under Section 21(b), 22(b), 29 of the NDPS Act. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in illegal business of brown sugar and 12 grams of brown sugar, which comes under intermediate quantity, has been recovered from the possessions of the petitioner. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, as mentioned in paragraph 9 of the bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in jail custody since 30.10.2025 , as mentioned in para 1 of this bail application. It is next submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is ready and willing to co-operate with the trial of the case and undertakes not to annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during trial of the case,

hence, the petitioner may be admitted to regular bail.

Learned Spl. P.P. opposed the prayer for regular bail.

Considering submissions of learned counsels and the facts as stated above, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Hence, the court below is directed to release the petitioner 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, Gumla in connection with Gumla P. S. case no. 358 of 2025 with the condition that the petitioner will not annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during trial of the case and will co-operate with the trial of the case and will furnish mobile phone number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change the mobile phone number during the trial of the case.

( ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.)

Dated 06.04.2026

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