MD Raju @ Mohammad Raju Vs the State of Jharkhand — Jharkhand HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

MD Raju @ Mohammad Raju Vs the State of Jharkhand — Jharkhand HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Bail application allowed: petitioner directed to be enlarged on bail on a bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge (NDPS), Ranchi in Sukhdeo Nagar P.S. Case No. 600 of 2025(N), subject to five conditions (pairvikar bailor; close-relative bailor; attendance on every date with cancellation of bail bond on a single default; deposit of self-attested Aadhar Card copy and mobile number not to change without prior permission; full co-operation with the court below). Copy of the order along with the bail petition affidavit to be communicated to the court concerned through 'FAX/E-mail'.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, in custody since 05.11.2025 in Sukhdeo Nagar P.S. Case No. 600 of 2025(N) involving alleged recovery of 36.85 grams of brown sugar (intermediary quantity) and no other criminal case, should be enlarged on bail.

Court's answer

The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge (NDPS), Ranchi, in connection with Sukhdeo Nagar P.S. Case No. 600 of 2025(N).

Ratio / Principle

The grant of bail rests on the court's finding that similarly situated co-accused persons have been enlarged on bail and that the alleged recovery is of intermediary quantity.

Key takeaways

The grant of bail further rests on the court's finding, also reflected in the State's counter affidavit, that the petitioner has no other criminal case except the present one.ratio¶6
Bail is conditioned on, among other conditions, the petitioner attending court on each and every date, with the bail bond liable to be cancelled on a single default; other conditions include one bailor being the petitioner's pairvikar, the other a close relative, deposit of a self-attested Aadhar Card copy with mobile number not to be changed without permission, and full co-operation with the proceedings before the court below.ratio¶21

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

BAIL GRANTED — NDPS: The High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.), in B.A. No. 12054 of 2025 (decided 09.03.2026), enlarged petitioner Md. Raju @ Mohammad Raju on bail in connection with Sukhdeo Nagar P.S. Case No. 600 of 2025(N), registered under Sections 21(b)/22/29 of the N.D.P.S. Act and Sections 111(2)(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and pending before the learned Special Judge (NDPS), Ranchi, wherein 36.85 grams of brown sugar was allegedly recovered from the joint possession of the petitioner and co-accused Shagufta Praveen. The grant rested on parity with similarly situated co-accused already enlarged (Shagufta Praveen, B.A. No. 11774 of 2025, order dated 19.12.2025; Md. Sarwar, B.A. No. 11648 of 2025; Mohammad Guljar @ Guljar Ali @ Md. Gulzar Ali, B.A. No. 11593 of 2025), the recovery being of intermediary quantity, and the petitioner having no other criminal case except the present one (confirmed by the State's counter affidavit); the charge sheet had already been submitted. Bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, on strict conditions including cancellation of the bail bond on a single default in attending court.

2026:JHHC:6093

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

B.A. No. 12054 of 2025

Md. Raju @ Mohammad Raju aged about 30 years, Son of Md. Zafir, Resident of Alkamar Colony, Titla, Road No.4, P.O. Kamre, P.S. Ratu, District-Ranchi. … … Petitioner

Versus

The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party ---

CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY

--For the Petitioner : Mr. Ramesh Kumar, Advocate : Ms. Neelam Kumari, Advocate For the Opp. Party-State : Mr. Bhola Nath Ojha, Spl. P.P. ---

03 /09.03.2026

1. Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 05.11.2025 in connection with Sukhdeo Nagar P.S. Case No. 600 of 2025(N), for the alleged offence registered under Sections 21(b)/22/29 of the N.D.P.S. Act and Sections 111(2)(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending in the court of learned Special Judge (NDPS), Ranchi.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that as per the allegation 36.85 grams of brown sugar was recovered from the joint possession of the petitioner and one Shagufta Praveen. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Shagufta Praveen has been enlarged on bail vide order dated 19.12.2025 passed in B.A. No. 11774 of 2025. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and the quantity of recovery falls under intermediary quantity. He has also submitted that two other co-accused namely Md. Sarwar and Mohammad Guljar @ Guljar Ali @ Md. Gulzar Ali have also been enlarged on bail by a co-ordinate bench of this Court in B.A. No. 11648 of 2025 and B.A. No. 11593 of 2025.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer. But the submissions which have been

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advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner is not in dispute. A counter affidavit has been filed by the State, during the court proceeding which has taken on record, and as per the counter affidavit also the petitioner has no other case except the present one.

5. At this, the learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the charge sheet has already been submitted.

6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts that similarly situated co-accused persons have been enlarged on bail and the alleged recovery is of intermediary quantity and the petitioner has no other criminal case except the present one, the present petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge (NDPS), Ranchi in connection with Sukhdeo Nagar P.S. Case No. 600 of 2025(N) on the following conditions:

(i) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner.

(ii) The other bailor should be his close relative.

(iii) The petitioner will attend the court on each and every date and on account of his single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner.

(iv) The petitioner will deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his mobile number before the learned court which he will not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court.

(v) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned court below.

7. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid

conditions.

8. Let a copy of this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through ‘FAX/E-mail’.

(Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.)

09.03.2026 Rakesh/Uploaded on:-09.03.2026

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