Pappu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7647 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-456 Year-2020 Thana- KUDHNI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== PAPPU KUMAR S/o Late Prem Chandra Paswan R/o village- Barkurba, P.S.- Kurhani, Distt- Muzaffarpur, Bihar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Prabhat Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 15-03-2023 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with NDPS Case No. 59 of 2020, arising out of Kurhani Police Station Case No. 456 of 2020, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8/20/22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

This is the third attempt on behalf of the petitioner for grant of regular bail. On the last occasion, the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner was rejected by this Court, vide order, dated 13.07.2022, passed in Criminal Misc. No. 35638 of 2022, finding no force in the argument advanced on behalf of the petitioner.

The prosecution story, as per the First Information

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7647 of 2023(3) dt.15-03-2023 2/2 Report, is that one kilogram of charas has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner.

This Court, vide order, dated 08.02.2023, had called for a report from the learned Court below regarding the stage of the case and in pursuance of the said order, a report has been submitted by learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Muzaffarpur, and the estimated time for conclusion of the trial has been given as six months.

After having heard learned Counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the fact that the learned Trial Court has given estimated time for conclusion of the trial as six months, I am not inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner at this stage.

This application is, accordingly, dismissed.

However, the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail after six months, if the trial does not show any progress. (Anil Kumar Sinha, J.) Prabhakar Anand/- U √