SURAJ KERKETTA vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND Advocate - BHOLA NATH OJHA — B.A./11825/2025

Case under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Section 18(c),22(c),29,NDPS,ACT. Disposed: Contested--Allowed on 23rd March 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: JHHC010427222025

Filing Number

B.A./28376/2025

Filing Date

09-Dec-2025

Registration No

B.A./11825/2025

Registration Date

16-Dec-2025

Judge

Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay

Coram

Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

DRUGS & MEDICINES ( 125 )

Sub-Category

Narcotics Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 ( 5 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal Section

Decision Date

23-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Allowed

Last updated 26-Mar-2026

Acts & Sections

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Section 18(c),22(c),29,NDPS,ACT

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SURAJ KERKETTA

    Adv. PRAN PRANAY,ZAID AHMED,ZAID AHMED, ,ZAID AHMED

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF JHARKHAND Advocate - BHOLA NATH OJHA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 23-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon MukhopadhyayView PDF

    The High Court of Jharkhand granted bail to Suraj Kerketta, accused of possessing 1.7 kg of opium in an NDPS case. The court considered that the recovered quantity was intermediary, the petitioner had been in custody since September 2025, and had no criminal antecedents. Bail was granted on furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of equal amount each. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 23-Mar-2026

    Admission

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay

  4. 20-Mar-2026

    Admission

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Prasad

  5. 20-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay PrasadView PDF

  6. 04-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Gautam Kumar ChoudharyView PDF

  7. 04-Feb-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  8. 09-Dec-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. B.A./11825/2025

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court of Jharkhand granted bail to Suraj Kerketta, accused of possessing 1.7 kg of opium in an NDPS case. The court considered that the recovered quantity was intermediary, the petitioner had been in custody since September 2025, and had no criminal antecedents. Bail was granted on furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of equal amount each. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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