Deepak Kumar @ Deepak Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13610 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-142 Year-2025 Thana- MANJHAUL District- Begusarai ====================================================== Deepak Kumar @ Deepak Sahni S/o Suresh Sahni R/o Village - Manjhaul, Bichkhana Tola, Ward No.- 10, Panchayat - 3, P.S- Manjhaul, District - Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nakul Kumar Jamuar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Prem Kumar Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 12-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with N.D.P.S. Case No. 101 of 2025 arising out of Manjhaul P.S. Case No. 142 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 8(c), 21(b) of the N.D.P.S. Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that from the possession of this petitioner, altogether 6.04 gram of smack 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 nothing has been recovered from the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13610 of 2026(3) dt.12-03-2026 2/2 possession of this petitioner. The witnesses of the seizure list are police personnel and the police has not complied with Section 105 of the BNSS while making the seizure. He further submits that the alleged recovery of contraband is though more than small quantity but is much less than commercial quantity. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 19.12.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of three cases.

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 Principal Sessions Judge, Begusarai in connection with N.D.P.S. Case No. 101 of 2025 arising out of Manjhaul P.S. Case No. 142 of 2025.

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