Izhar Alam @ Babbar @ Babban v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19898 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-146 Year-2024 Thana- TATARPUR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Izhar Alam @ Babbar @ Babban S/o Late Shahid Alam R/o - Sahadat Hussain Lane, P.S - Tatarpur, District - Bhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Swapnil Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Navin Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 01-04-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with NDPS Case No. 14 of 2025 arising out of Tatarpur P.S. Case No. 146 of 2024 registered for the offence under Sections 21 and 22 of the NDPS Act and Sections 21(1-B)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that during the search of the house of the petitioner, 40 bottles (100 ml each) of Codeine Phosphate & Triprolidine HCl syrup, an iron pistol, an iron air gun pistol, 15 currency notes of Rs. 500, 14 notes of Rs. 200, 165 notes of Rs. 100, and 4 notes of Rs. 50 (totaling Rs. 27,000/-), 10 bottles (100 ml each) of Codeine Phosphate & Triprolidine HCl syrup were recovered. The total quantity of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19898 of 2026(2) dt.01-04-2026 2/2 cough syrup recovered was 5000 ml. Moreover, Mitam Care 10 mg tablets (total 260 tablets) were also recovered, along with 30 ampoules of Tazowin Injection (Pentazocine IP) 30 mg/ml each.

4. The petitioner is in custody since 31.08.2025 and has criminal antecedents also.

5. I have considered the submissions of the parties and have gone through the records of the case. The seized cough syrup from the house of the petitioner is more than commercial quantity.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts, this Court is not inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this application for regular bail stands rejected.

7. It is made clear that any observation made herein is prima facie in nature and limited solely for the purpose of adjudication of the present bail application. Such observations shall not be construed as an expression on the merits of the case and shall not influence the trial or any other proceedings in any manner.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) Shishir/- U T