Ali Haque @ Ali Haq v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.13331 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-8 Year-2017 Thana- KANGALI District- West Champaran ====================================================== Ali Haque @ Ali Haq, Son of Late Md. Musha, Resident of Mohalla- Kali Bagh, Police Station- Bettiah (T), District- West Champaran at Bettiah. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. SRI JAI NARAIN THAKUR ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 07-03-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

Petitioner, already in custody, seeks bail in connection with Kangali P.S. Case No.08 of 2017, giving rise to Tr. No.18 of 2017, registered under Sections 8/20 (B) (ii) (B) of the N.D.P.S. Act.

Allegation is that 2.4 Kgs. of Charas was being carried away by this petitioner.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no independent witness.

Learned counsel for the State submits that the petitioner was carrying Charas on the railway track and apprehended by SSB and the seized Charas is of commercial quantity. Having considered the said facts and circumstances, the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13331 of 2018(2) dt.07-03-2018 2/2 prayer of bail of the petitioner is rejected in connection with Kangali P.S. Case No.08 of 2017, giving rise to Tr. No.18 of 2017, pending in the court of learned Additional District JudgeVth, West Champaran at Bettiah. The trial court is directed to expedite the trial and preferably conclude the same within two years. (Arun Kumar, J) S.KUMAR/- U T