Shankar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.48872 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2018 Thana- ISMILEPUR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Shankar Singh son of Sudin Singh, resident of village- Jamaldipur, P.S.- Kharik, District- Bhagalpur.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sunil Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Asha Kumari, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 18-08-2018 Heard Sri Sunil Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt. Asha Kumari, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor.

The sole petitioner, who is in custody since 21.04.2018 in Ismailpur P.S. Case No.12 of 2018 registered for the offence under Sections 20,22 and 25 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,1985 , has prayed for grant of bail.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been made accused on an accusation of recovery of 2 Kg of Ganja. He submits that seizure was itself contrary to the statutory provision. He reiterates that recovered Ganja was not of commercial quantity and the petitioner is having clean antecedent, which fact has been stated in

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.48872 of 2018(2) dt.18-08-2018 2/2 paragraph-3 of the petition.

Considering the nature of accusation, period of custody as well as clean antecedent of the petitioner, let the petitioner, namely, Shankar Singh be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-( ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sessions Judge, Bhagalpur in connection with Ismailpur P.S. Case No.12 of 2018.

(Rakesh Kumar, J.) nawalkrs/- U T