Gobind Kumar Patel @ Govind Kumar Patel v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.4580 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -138 Year- 2015 Thana -NAWINAGAR District- AURANGABAD ====================================================== Gobind Kumar Patel @ Govind Kumar Patel S/o Bisundeo Singh resident of Village- Kanker, P.S.- Nabinagar, District- Aurangabad. .... .... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bhaskar Shankar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Arun Kumar(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-03-2016 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in jail since 21.09.2015 in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 20(B1), 23, 25, 27A and 29 of the NDPS Act. The prosecution case is that on information received from the intelligence output, one Scorpio was intercepted in which co-accused Chhotu Yadav, Naukej Kumar Patel and the petitioner were sitting. From the alleged vehicle, 85 Kgs. of ganja, fake currency notes of 1000 and 500 denominations worth `1,50,000/- were recovered.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that recovery has been made from the vehicle in question. The petitioner was simply travelling in the vehicle. A statement has

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4580 of 2016 (3) dt.03-03-2016 2/2 been made in para 3 of the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

Considering the commercial quantity of recovery, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected in connection with Nabinagar P.S. Case No. 138 of 2015 pending in the court of learned Special Judge, NDPS Act, Aurangabad. Let the trial be expedited.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Amrendra/- U T