Ravindra Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12456 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-23 Year-2024 Thana- Naya Bhojpur District- Buxar ====================================================== Ravindra Singh Son of Late Sita Ram Singh Resident of Village - Kanai, P.S. - Charpokhari, District - Bhojpur (Ara) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rakesh Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Anurag Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 09-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted for the offence under Sections 8, 20(b)(ii)(c) of the NDPS Act.

3. As per the FIR, upon secret information that one person was carrying Ganja, the police intercepted and apprehended one person who disclosed his name as Ravindra Singh (petitioner) and on search, a total of 10 kg of Ganja was recovered from the trolley bag which the petitioner was carrying.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case and no such recovery as alleged has been made from his

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12456 of 2025(4) dt.09-07-2025 2/3 conscious possession. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the mandatory compliance of Sections 50 and 42 of the N.D.P.S. Act was not done and moreover, the police have also submitted charge sheet without the FSL report on 08.01.2025. It has next been submitted that the recovered Ganja, though, is above the small quantity; however, it is less than the commercial quantity and as such, the rigors of Section 37 of the N.D.P.S. Act is not attracted. It has lastly been submitted that the petitioner has clean antecedent and has been in judicial custody since 30.10.2024.

5. The learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the submissions made by the respective parties and taking into account that the petitioner has clean antecedent and the period of custody, let the petitioner, above named, be enlarged on bail, upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/concerned court, in connection with N.D.P.S. Case No. 3 of 2025 arising out of Bhojpur P.S. Case No. 23 of 2024 subject to the following conditions :

a. One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be his

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12456 of 2025(4) dt.09-07-2025 3/3 close relative.

c. The petitioner shall remain physically present in Court on each date of the trial.

d. In case of absence on two consecutive dates, or in violation of the terms of the bail and if the prosecution is found involvement of the petitioner in similar nature of offence, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be canceled by the Court concerned.

e. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

7. It is made clear that the observations, if any, made in this order, shall be of no bearing during the trial. (Sourendra Pandey, J) Prakash/- U