Abhimanyu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4980 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-515 Year-2025 Thana- BEGUSARAI TOWN District- Begusarai ====================================================== Abhimanyu Kumar, S/O Late Vijay Singh, R/O- Village- Sihma (Uttarbari Tola) Ward No. 1, P.S- Matihani, Distt.- Begusarai, State- Bihar, Pin- 851129. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 04-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Town P.S. Case No. 515 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 8(c) and 21(c) of NDPS Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that from the left pocket of this petitioner, altogether 5.16 grams of smack like substance in plastic pouches 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. Nothing has been recovered from his possession. The witnesses of the seizure list are police personnel. Police has not complied Section 105 of the B.N.S.S. while making the seizure.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4980 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 2/2 It has further been submitted that from perusal of the seizure list it will transpire that the weight of alleged recovery mentioned with the plastic pouches. It has also been submitted that 5 grams of smack is the small quantity. It has further been submitted that the contraband which has been recovered from the possession this petitioner is though more than small quantity but is much less than commercial quantity. Petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 12.12.2025.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the application for bail.

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 Principal Sessions Judge, Begusarai in connection with Town P.S. Case No. 515 of 2025.

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