Bablu Alam @ Bablu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14202 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-418 Year-2025 Thana- ARARIA District- Araria ====================================================== Bablu Alam @ Bablu Son of Alauddin @ Md. Alauddin Resident Of Village -Rampur South, Mansuri Tola, Police Station- Forbesganj District- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Shailendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 20-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Araria P.S. Case No. 418 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c)/ 21(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant, while on routine patrolling and vehicle checking duty, received a secret information that two persons riding a motorcycle were coming from Purnea carrying smack-like contraband substances. On the basis of said information, the informant, along with the police personal, set up surveillance and intercepted the petitioner and co-accused Naushad along with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14202 of 2026(4) dt.20-04-2026 2/3 the motorcycle. Upon search, total 48.1 grams of smack-like substance was recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and one mobile phone was also recovered from the possession of co-accused Naushad.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. It has also been submitted that the procedure prescribed under Section 105 of the B.N.S.S. as well as the procedure prescribed under NDPS Act with respect to physical search have not been followed. Moreover, the quantity of the recovered contraband is intermediary quantity, much less than the commercial quantity. Lastly, it has been submitted that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is also clear from the antecedent report of the petitioner which was called for by the order dated 12.03.2026 and he is in custody since 07.10.2025.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid submissions of the parties as well as the quantity of the seized contraband, let the petitioner above-named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bailbonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14202 of 2026(4) dt.20-04-2026 3/3 of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Araria, in connection with Araria P.S. Case No. 418 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Praveen Kumar, J) Jyoti/- U T