Dharmendra Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25689 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-353 Year-2019 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Nalanda ====================================================== DHARMENDRA YADAV Son of Late Ram Baran Yadav Resident of VillageGada Basa (Jamshedpur), P.S.- Bagbeda, District- East Singhbhum (Jamshedpur) (Jharkhand).

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Parwej Khan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anil Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 29-09-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioner is languishing in custody for the offence punishable under Section 20(b) of the N.D.P.S. Act. 13 kilogram of Ganja was allegedly recovered from beneath the birth on which the petitioner was travelling in a bus, hence suspicion was that the Ganja was of the petitioner. Petitioner is in custody since 02.09.2019.

In the past, prayer for bail was refused on 16.03.2020 vide order at Annexure-1 with direction to the trial Judge to expedite the trial without allowing any unnecessary adjournment in the case.

The report of the trial Judge would reveal that the trial

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25689 of 2021(4) dt.29-09-2021 2/2 is at the verge of conclusion. Hence, I am not inclined to review the earlier order of refusal of prayer for bail. Prayer is refused in connection with Government Official Complaint (Nalanda) P.S. Case No. 353 C 3 Ex./2019 pending in the court of learned Special Judge cum Sessions Judge, Nalanda, Biharsharif. The learned trial court is expected to conclude the trial at the earliest.

(Birendra Kumar, J) shahzad/- U T