Ajit Kumar Saha v. The State Of Bihar

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.60269 of 2017 (4) dt.24-01-2018

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.60269 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -34 Year- 2017 Thana -KALYANPUR District- SAMASTIPUR ====================================================== Ajit Kumar Saha, S/o Atul Chandra Saha, R/v- East Pratapgarh, P.S.- West Cotali, District- West Tripura (Tripura). .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Smt. Sucheta Yadav ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 24-01-2018 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner, already in custody, seeks bail in Kalyanpur PS Case No. 34 of 2017 registered under Sections 8, 20(b)(ii)(B), 22, 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act.

The allegation in brief is that 2 Quintal and 43 Kilograms Ganja was recovered from the truck of the petitioner. Submission is that some other persons were loading the contraband on a tempo and this petitioner was also apprehended on suspicion. He is in custody since 16.3.2017.

Learned Counsel for the State submits that 2 Quintal 43 Kilogram of Ganja was recovered from the truck of the petitioner and some other contraband were also being unloaded from the truck on a tempo and from that also 15 Kilogram of Ganja was recovered. Having considered the said facts, circumstances and recovery of huge quantity of Ganja, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected.

The trial court is directed to expedite the trial and preferably conclude the same within two years.

Snkumar/- (Arun Kumar, J) U T