Iftekhar Ansari @ Iftekhar Alam @ Ibtkar Alam @ Ibtekar Alam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18133 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-22 Year-2024 Thana- NARPATGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== Iftekhar Ansari @ Iftekhar Alam @ Ibtkar Alam @ Ibtekar Alam Son of Late Islam Ansari Resident of Village - Basmatiya, Ward No. 7, Police Station - Narpatganj (O.P. Basmatiya), District - Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Thakur Brajesh Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umanath Mishra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 25-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Narpatganj (O.P. Basmatiya) P.S. Case No. 22 of 2024, dated 10.01.2024 instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 21(c), 22 and 23 of the NDPS Act.

3. The allegation is of recovery of 124 kg of Ganja like substance from the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that the alleged Ganja like substance was recovered from the abandoned house of the petitioner which the petitioner and his family members had left many

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18133 of 2025(4) dt.25-04-2025 2/2 months ago. Learned counsel further submitted that neither family members of the petitioner nor petitioner was present in the abandoned house at the time of recovery of Ganja. It is next submitted that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Lastly, it has been submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 13.12.2024 having no criminal antecedents and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case.

5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Since 124 kg of Ganja has been recovered from the house of the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner at this stage.

7. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

8. However, the learned trial Court is directed to take all endeavour and conclude the trial positively within a period of six (06) months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. If the trial is not concluded within six months, the petitioner will be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail. (Khatim Reza, J) Sankalp/- U T