Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8945 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-171 Year-2022 Thana- NATWAR District- Rohtas ====================================================== Sonu Kumar S/O Late Lalan Sah R/O Village- Tenuaj, P.S- Natwar, DistrictRohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Yogendra Kumar, A.P.P ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-04-2023 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove defect (s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of four weeks on resumption of physical mode. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Natwar P.S Case No. 171 of 2022 dated 11.11.2022 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 20(a) and 27 of the N.D.P.S Act. As per the prosecution case, on secret informant, a raid was conducted in the shop of the petitioner where 2 ml of one ample Buprenorphine injection I.P.T- GESIC injection along with four new needles of injection and one ample of 2ml of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8945 of 2023(2) dt.29-04-2023 2/3 Pheniramine Maleate injection along with eight pieces of new needles of injection were recovered.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Learned counsel further submitted that the medicine Buprenerphine injection is used to relieve medicate to severe pain. It is further submitted that Pheniramine Maleate injection is an anti-allergic drug. Learned counsel further relied on the judgment of Sukhwinder Singh @ Vicky v. State of Punjab CRM. M. 13312 of 2020. The seized contraband are of small quantity. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 12.11.2022.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Natwar P.S Case No. 171 of 2022.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8945 of 2023(2) dt.29-04-2023 3/3 The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T