Pawan Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12520 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-491 Year-2025 Thana- TURKAULIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Pawan Prasad S/O Rambabu Prasad @ Dileep Prasad R/O Village- Fatuha, PS- Chhauradano, Distt.- East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Karandeep Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 27-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Turkauliya P.S. Case No. 491 of 2025, N.D.P.S. G.R. Case No. 141 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 20(B), ii C, 23(c) and 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that from the poultry farm of one Anil Kumar Yadav, altogether 88.7 kg of ganja like contraband was recovered.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. He also submits that the petitioner is a chicken seller and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12520 of 2026(2) dt.27-02-2026 2/2 he has gone to the poultry farm for purchasing chicken; as he was there, he was apprehended by the police. He also submits that nothing has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner. The statement, which is recorded in the FIR, was extracted by police. It is not the statement of the petitioner. He further submits that a statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 10.10.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Turkauliya P.S. Case No. 491 of 2025, N.D.P.S. G.R. Case No. 141 of 2025.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T