Vishal Patel v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18689 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-462 Year-2021 Thana- SUGAULI District- East Champaran ====================================================== VISHAL PATEL Son of Brijkishore Patel @ Brij Kishore Raut Resident of Village - Nayak Tola, Nek Tola, P.S. - Harpur, District - East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sinha, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Bharat Bhushan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 01-08-2022 Heard Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Bharat Bhushan, learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner is in judicial custody in connection with Sugauli P.S. Case No. 462 of 2021 registered under Section 20 (b) (ii) (c), 23, 27(a) and 29 of the NDPS Act. The allegation in the FIR is of recovery/seizure of 151.160 of 'ganja' from the truck and the further allegation of the police is that two accused persons were apprehended inside the truck who tried to escape, petitioner being one of them. Taking into account the aforesaid facts as also the huge recovery of 'ganja', this Court is not inclined to grant him the privilege for the present which is accordingly rejected. The trial court is directed to expedite the trial and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18689 of 2022(3) dt.01-08-2022 2/2 conclude the same preferably within a period of one year. (Rajiv Roy, J) Jagdish/- U T