Patna High CourtCR. MISC./18649/2022dismissed

Manoj Kumar v. The Union Of India Through Intelligence Officer Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence Regional Unit

2022-07-21Mr. Justice Rajiv Roy2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18649 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-5 Year-2021 Thana- D.R.I District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Manoj Kumar S/o Late Devnrayan Sahu R/o village- 751 3rd Floor Laskarhat Tagore Park, Tiljala, P.S.- Kasba, Distt.- South 24 Parganas West Bengal, 700039 ... ... Petitioner

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The Union Of India Through Intelligence Officer Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence Regional Unit Muzaffarpur, Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Md. Aslam Ansari,Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dr. K.N. Singh (A.S.G.) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 21-07-2022 Heard the parties.

The petitioner is in judicial custody in connection with D.R.I. Case No. 5 of 2021, N.D.P.S. 95 of 2021 under sections 20, 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985. The prosecution case, in brief, is that the officials of DRI has intercepted the vehicle and on search huge quantity of Ganja has been recovered. The seizure-memo reflects about recovery of 1000 kgs of Ganja worth Rs. 1.5 crore (Approx). The record further reveals that the proceedings were conducted by the authorities in presence of all the accused-persons including the petitioner herein and a Panchnama was prepared which bears the signature of the petitioner. The petitioner was apprehended on the spot along with other accused persons.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18649 of 2022(2) dt.21-07-2022 2/2 Taking into account the fact that there is recovery/seizure of 1000 kgs of Ganja and as per documents on record, it seems that on the earlier occasion also one of the trucks of the petitioner was recovered/seized in 'Vishakhapatnam' in which also Ganja was being supplied as also considering the kind of allegation that has been levelled in the FIR, this Court is not inclined to grant him the privilege of bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. (Rajiv Roy, J) Ravi/- U T