Patna High CourtCR. MISC./14264/2026bail rejected

Prabhu Patel v. The State Of Bihar

2026-02-25Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14264 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-5 Year-2025 Thana- BHANGHA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Prabhu Patel S/o Brahmdeo Patel Resident of Village- Parsawa W.No. 4, .O.- Pokhariya, P.S.- Sherwa, Dist.- Parsa, Nepal ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Md. Ataur Rahman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 25-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bhangaha P.S. Case No. 5 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Sections 20(b)(ii)(c), 23(c), 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act.

3. Earlier vide order dated 25.06.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 16312 of 2025 regular bail of the petitioner was rejected by this Court considering the recovery of the contraband beyond the commercial quantity as also the petitioner being a party to the criminal conspiracy.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 15.01.2025 without any rhymes or reason. Learned counsel further

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14264 of 2026(2) dt.25-02-2026 2/2 submitted that there are eleven charge-sheeted witnesses in the present case and only four have been examined till date and there is no likelihood of conclusion of the trial in near future and therefore, the petitioner may be released on bail.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for grant of bail.

6. There is no fresh ground to consider the bail petition of the petitioner and since the trial is going on, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. In view of the above, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is again rejected with a direction to the court below to expedite the trial and conclude the same expeditiously preferably within a period of six months from today. If the trial is not concluded within the period of six months, as stated above, the petitioner will be at liberty to renew his prayer before the court below.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T