Jitendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.682 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-169 Year-2025 Thana- INDUSTRIAL District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Jitendra Kumar Son of Late Lakhan Mandal Resident of village - Naya Tola Mirachak, P.S.- Industrial Area, District - Bhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ranjan Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Anita Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 09-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Industrial Area P.S. Case No. 169 of 2025 registered for the offence under sections 21(a) and 22(c) of N.D.P.S. Act.

3. The recovery is of 8 gm of smack from the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has no criminal antecedent. He further submits that the petitioner is in custody since 08.11.2025 without any fault.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is ready to donate Rs.25,000/- in some charitable organization without accepting his guilt

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6. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the prayer of the petitioner for grant of bail.

7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, this application is allowed.

8. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Bhagalpur/ concerned Court below, in connection with Industrial Area P.S. Case No. 169 of 2025.

9. At the time of accepting the bail bonds of the petitioner, the Court below shall verify the statement of the petitioner that he has clean antecedent. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall only be accepted if it is found that he has clean antecedent.

10. This is also subject to the condition that the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs.25,000/- in Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapit, Ramkrishna Nagar, P.O.- Vidyapith, Dist- Deoghar, Jharkhand and produce the receipt of the same before the Court below. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted after verifying the genuineness of

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11. As a condition of this order, the petitioner after being released on bail, is directed to mark his attendance at Industrial Area Police Station, District- Bhagalpur on every Sunday of the month. Any default in appearance at the Police Station will result in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner. (Sandeep Kumar, J) tusharika/- U T