Mukul Kumar @ Mukul Kumhar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22134 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-261 Year-2018 Thana- DAGARUA District- Purnia ====================================================== MUKUL KUMAR @ MUKUL KUMHAR S/O Sri Hareram Kumar @ Hareram Kumhar Resident of Village - Hojai, P.O. - Hojai, P.S. - Hojai, District - Hojai (Assam), Permanent resident of Sarjapura P.S. - Bansadih, Dist. - Balia (U.P.).

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

The Union of India through N.C.V. Ministry of Home affairs, Govt. of India. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajit Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Amrendra Narayan Rai, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Yogender Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 07-10-2021 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under sections 8, 20(b)(ii)(c) and 25 of the N.D.P.S. Act.

As per the prosecution case, about 205 kgs of ganja was recovered from the Maruti Suzuki Swift vehicle bearing registration no.AS 01AT-2321 and the petitioner was also stated to be in the said vehicle.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. He has no concerned either with the vehicle in question nor with the seized contraband. The petitioner was apprehended under a

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22134 of 2021(2) dt.07-10-2021 2/2 misunderstanding. He has no criminal antecedent and is in custody since 21.12.2018.

Heard learned A.P.P. for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts of the case, the submissions made on behalf of the petitioner together with the petitioner having remained in custody for more than 2 years 9 months, the Court directs the petitioner to be enlarged on bail in connection with Spl. Case no.22 of 2018/CIS no.22 of 2018(NDPS Act), arising out of Dagarua P.S. Case no.261 of 2018 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/ (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, N.D.P.S. Act, Purnea.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Saurabh/- U T