Shiv Kumar @ Shivjee Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5002 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-551 Year-2025 Thana- DEHRI TOWN District- Rohtas ====================================================== Shiv Kumar @ Shivjee Kumar, S/O Krishna Singh @ Krishna Yadav, R/O Village- Moresarai, P.S- Shiv Sagar, Distt.- Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sunil Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Anant Kumar 1, 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 Dehri (Town) P.S. Case No.551 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 8, 20(B)(ii)(c), 25 and 29 of NDPS Act.
3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that altogether 86.38 Kg. ganja was recovered from a tractor and before that tractor a car was going and from that car, altogether 6.29 kg. ganja 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. He is only the driver of the said car. He was having no
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5002 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 2/2 knowledge regarding the contraband kept in the car. It has further been submitted that there is no connection between the tractor and the car. It has also been submitted that four persons were sitting in that car. Petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 17.12.2025.
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 Sessions Judge, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Dehri (Town) P.S. Case No. 551 of 2025.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T