Mantosh Kumar Singh @Mantosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10517 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-265 Year-2024 Thana- KOCHAS District- Rohtas ====================================================== Mantosh Kumar Singh @Mantosh Kumar S/o Rajendra Singh @ Majnu SIngh @Manju Singh R/o Village- Bhagatganj, P.O.- Khudru, Bhagatganj, PS- Dinara, District- Rohtas, Bihar, Pin Code- 821112 ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Aryan Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Priya Sharan Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 23-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 8(c), 20(B) (ii)c, 22(c), 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the petitioner along with his associates was indulged in trafficking of contraband and on this information, one Highwa truck was intercepted. It is further alleged that the persons who were on Highwa managed to escape and from that Highwa altogether 450 kg of ganja was recovered.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that neither he was apprehended at the place of occurrence nor he is driver or owner of the vehicle. It has further been submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10517 of 2026(2) dt.23-02-2026 2/2 petitioner. The police has not caught the petitioner with the ganja or with the alleged vehicle. It has further been submitted that the witnesses of the seizure list are police personnel and from perusal of the seizure list it also transpire that the copy of the same was not served to anybody. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the petitioner is in judicial custody since 13.12.2025.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the bail and has submitted that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of one case.

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 released on bail in connection with Kochas P.S. Case No. 265 of 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned court of Sessions Judge, Rohtas at Sasaram.

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