Dani Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.43149 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -226 Year- 2013 Thana -BAKHTIYARPUR District- PATNA ====================================================== Dani Singh Son of Srikant Singh Resident of Village - Kachra Mohalla, Police Station - Mokama and District - Patna .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manish Kumar No-2,Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER 03-03-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is in custody since 25.06.2014 in connection with Special Case No. 69 of 2013 arising out of Bakhtiyarpur P.S. Case No. 226 of 2013 for the offences alleged under Sections 20 and 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

3. It is submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated merely because he happens to be the owner of the truck from which the offending goods namely, two quintals of Ganja were seized. Even according to the averments in the FIR the co-accused Suresh Choudhary has claimed that the Ganja belonged to him and co-accused Amit Kumar Singh and Rajesh Singh.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43149 of 2014 (3) dt.03-03-2015

4. Having regard to the nature of accusation, seizure of the huge quantity of Ganja as well as the criminal antecedents of the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant privilege of bail to the petitioner at this stage. The bail petition stands dismissed.

5. In case of inordinate delay in the progress of the trial, the petitioner would be at liberty to approach this Court by renewing his prayer.

(Vikash Jain, J) Chandran U T