Kaushar Alam @ Kausar Alam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20517 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-30 Year-2025 Thana- BETTIAH CITY District- West Champaran ====================================================== Kaushar Alam @ Kausar Alam Son of Manjoor Alam, Resident of village - Mohanpur Barauli, P.S.- Barauli, District - Gopalganj. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sharad Kumar Verma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Arun Kumar Pandey, 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 Bettiah Town P.S. FIR No. 30 of 2025, dated 30.01.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8 and 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant received confidential information that Akash Kumar and Kaushar Alam were selling ganja sachets in the Balkrishna Colony near Bus stand, thereafter the informant along with the police personnel reached near the house of Akash Kumar and apprehended the petitioner along with Akash Kumar and from their possession total 1.370 kilograms of ganja was recovered.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20517 of 2025(2) dt.30-04-2025 2/2 that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He has further submitted that from bare perusal of the FIR, it appears that alleged recovery does not provide specific information regarding what quantity of ganja was recovered from which of the accused and in that case, only 6.535 grams of ganja was recovered from the possession of the petitioner, which is of small quantity. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 31.01.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as petitioner's period of custody, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bailbond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge, NDPS, West Champaran at Bettiah, in connection with Bettiah Town P.S. FIR No. 30 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Shahnawaz/- U T