Bhadru @ Badaru Paswan @ Akash Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16735 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1835 Year-2025 Thana- PHULWARISHARIF District- Patna ====================================================== Bhadru @ Badaru Paswan @ Akash Kumar son of Late Umesh Paswan @ Chhedi Paswan Resident of Village- Ranipur, Ps- Phulwari Sharif, Dist- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ajay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Madan Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 18-04-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) and 37 of the Excise Act and Sections 8(c), 21(b), 8, 20(B)(II)A of the NDPS Act.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and allegation is of recovery of 15.20 grams of smack along with 2.81 grams of ganja and 06 litres of liquor from possession of Chandra Bhushan.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not arrested from the spot, as such,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16735 of 2026(2) dt.18-04-2026 2/3 nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and he has no concern or relation with Chandra Bhushan and he came to be implicated based on confessional statement of Chandra Bhushan in police custody, which does not have any evidentiary value. It is also submitted that petitioner is in custody since 24.01.2026 and charge-sheet has been submitted and even presuming what has been alleged is true without admitting, then recovery of smack and ganja from Chandra Bhushan is of much less than commercial quantity. It is also submitted that if privilege of regular bail is granted, petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the trial to prove his innocence.

5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the bail application.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and taking into consideration the fact that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on regular bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Hundred) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is pending/successor Court in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16735 of 2026(2) dt.18-04-2026 3/3 connection with Phulwari P. S. Case No.1835 of 2025, Special Case No.1832 of 2025, subject to conditions that one of the bailors of the petitioner shall be his wife namely, Munni Kumari.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T