Abhimanu Singh @Abhimanyu Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20624 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-37 Year-2025 Thana- ADAPUR District- East Champaran ====================================================== Abhimanu Singh @Abhimanyu Singh Son of Jagarnath Singh @ Ramnath Singh Resident of village - Bhiswa, P.S.- Birganj, District - Parsa (Nepal). ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Rajesh Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Anuj Kumar Shrivastava, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Aadapur P.S. Case No. 37 of 2025 (N.D.P.S. G.R. Case No. 17/25) dated 20.01.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 8(c), 23(b), 21(b), 25 and 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, during the vehicle checking, police apprehended three persons with the motorcycle. The apprehended persons disclosed their names as Shivji Baitha, Krishna Mahto and Abhimanyu Singh (petitioner). On interrogation, two of them admitted that they have smack and they bring smack from Nepal and sell it at
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20624 of 2025(2) dt.30-04-2025 2/3 different places in India and also disclosed that this consignment of smack was going to be given to Md. Haroon @ Munna and Jaiprakash Kumar. On search, total 15.57 gms. of smack like substance was recovered from the pocket of the co-accused, Shivji Baitha and total 39.80 gms. of smack like substance was recovered from the possession of the co-accused, Krishna Mahto and Vivo company mobile phone was recovered from the possession of the petitioner.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The name of the petitioner has surfaced in this case merely on suspicion. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel has further submitted that the seized contraband is less than the commercial quantity. It is further submitted that the petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery rather the seized contraband has been made from the co-accused persons. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 21.01.2025.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.
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6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Aadapur P.S. Case No. 37 of 2025, N.D.P.S. G.R. Case No. 17 of 2025.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T