Uttam Kumar @ Uttam Kumar Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4870 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-256 Year-2025 Thana- Rangara District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Uttam Kumar @ Uttam Kumar Mandal S/o Rajendra Mandal R/o VillageRangara, P.S- Rangara, Dist- Bhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Prerna Anand, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anuj Kumar Shrivastava, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 03-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Rangara P.S. Case No. 256 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 21(c)/22(c) of the N.D.P.S. Act.

3. The case of the prosecution in short is that from the pocket of the petitioner, altogether 7.9 gram of brown was recovered.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that nothing has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner. He also

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4870 of 2026(2) dt.03-02-2026 2/2 submits that the witnesses of the seizure list are police personnel. Police has not complied with Section 105 of the BNSS. He also submits that the alleged recovery of the brown sugar is though more than small quantity but is much less than commercial quantity. He further submits that a statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 19.10.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sessions Judge, Bhagalpur in connection with Rangara P.S. Case No. 256 of 2025.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T