Shiv Bachan Bind v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14785 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-598 Year-2024 Thana- BHABHUA District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== 1.

Shiv Bachan Bind S/o Babua Bind Resident of Village-Sikara, PS- Sonhan, Distt- Kaimur(Bhabhua) 2.

Guddu Kumar S/O Babua Bind Resident of Village-Sikara, PS- Sonhan, Distt- Kaimur(Bhabhua) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 25-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek bail in connection with NDPS Case No. 5 of 2025, arising out of Bhabhua P.S. Case No. 598 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(c) of the N.D.P.S. Act.

3. Earlier vide order dated 29.01.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 78795 of 2024 regular bail of the petitioners was rejected by this Court considering the recovery of the contraband beyond the commercial quantity.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are languishing in judicial custody since 30.07.2024

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14785 of 2026(2) dt.25-02-2026 2/2 without any rhymes or reason.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for grant of bail stating that all the prosecution witnesses have been examined till date and the case is fixed for arguments which is evident from the impugned order itself.

6. There is no fresh ground to consider the present bail application of the petitioners as also taking into account the fact that trial is on the verge of conclusion, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners.

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

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