Chokat Miya @ Chaukat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14729 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-117 Year-2025 Thana- HARPUR District- East Champaran ====================================================== Chokat Miya @ Chaukat, S/o Sanaullah Miya @ Sainullah Miyan @ Sainullah Miya, R/o Village - Sirisiya Mal, P.S. - Nakardei, Dist. - East Champaran, Bihar, 845305.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mohd Rustam Hussain, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 12-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Harpur P.S. Case No. 117 of 2025 dated 01.10.2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 8, 20(b)(ii)(c), 23(c) and 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the police personnel intercepted one person in SSB Nayakatola. On search one packet containing contraband substance was recovered from his possession. On weight, the said Charas like substance was found to be 1.844 kgms which was recovered from his possession. On being asked, the apprehended persons disclosed the name of the petitioner and revealed that the said items was to be delivered to the petitioner. Only on that basis the petitioner has been made accused in this case.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14729 of 2026(2) dt.12-03-2026 2/2 petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. It is submitted that on mere confessional statement of apprehended person, the petitioner has been made accused in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The petitioner is in custody since 02.10.2025, having one criminal case against him and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case.

5. Learned A.P.P for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sessions Judge, Special Judge, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Harpur P.S. Case No. 117 of 2025.

(Khatim Reza, J) prabhat/- U T