Taimur Alam v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20030 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-257 Year-2024 Thana- Mufassil District- Purnia ====================================================== Taimur Alam, son of late Israil, R/O Tapra Tola, Ward No. 6, P.S.- Janki Nagar, Dist.- Purnea ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Waliur Rahman, Advocate.
Mr. Nishant Kumar Sinha, Advocate.
For the State :
Mr. Shantanu Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 23-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The present petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioner, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Mufassil P.S. Case No. 257 of 2024 dated 12.12.2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 111 of BNS, 8(c), 21(c), 25 and 29 of N.D.P.S. Act.
3. As per allegation, 5.190 kg. brown sugar like substance has been recovered from a vehicle and two persons namely, Raunak Kumar and Ricky Singh were arrested and they confessed that they supply the alleged contraband to Nayan Kumar Singh, Sintu Singh, Md. Samsher and Aman Pathak.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20030 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 2/3 Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the petitioner is neither named in the First Information Report nor his name has transpired in the confessional statement of accused persons who have been arrested in this case but despite such facts, the Police is bent upon to arrest him because he is an accused in one N.D.P.S. Case bearing Sadar P.S. Case No. 268 of 2024.
5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.
6. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.
7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs.10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of concerned court below in connection with Mufassil P.S. Case No. 257 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) Cr.PC and on the following conditions:
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20030 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 3/3 (i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has criminal antecedents other than the disclosed one, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same.
(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J) S.Ali/- U T