Prafful Kumar @ Prafful Kumar Pandey v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19886 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-93 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Nawada ====================================================== 1.
Arjun Kumar Gor @ Arjun Kumar Gond Son of Bhola Gor @ Bhola Gond R/o Village - Ichari Pipra (Ijari Pipra), P.S.- Dhobha - Ara M. (Dhubhan - Muffasil), District - Bhojpur.
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Pawan Tiwari Son of Ramesh Tiwari R/o Village - Akauri (Awandhi), P.S.- Dawath (Daawat), District - Rohtas.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 22166 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-93 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Nawada ====================================================== Prafful Kumar @ Prafful Kumar Pandey Son of Vinod Kumar Pandey @ Binod Kumar Pandey R/o Village- Dharmpura, P.S.- Dhubhan (Muffasil), District- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
(In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 19886 of 2025) For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Diwakar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Uma Shankar Prasad Singh, APP (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 22166 of 2025) For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Diwakar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 23-04-2025
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Excise P.S. Nawada Case no.93 of 2025 registered under sections 8 and 20(b)(ii)(a)
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19886 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 2/3 of the N.D.P.S. Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, on a search being conducted, 984 grams of ganja like substance was recovered from the vehicle in question and the three petitioners herein who were in the vehicle were taken into custody.
4. Learned counsel appearing for the three petitioners submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in the case. No incriminating article has been recovered from either their possession or from the vehicle in question. None of the petitioners have any criminal antecedent. It is further submitted that accepting the allegations levelled in the FIR for the sake of argument, the alleged recovery of ganja is less than small quantity.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations against the petitioners in the FIR, the alleged quantity of ganja being less than small quantity, the petitioners having remained in custody since 13.2.2025 and not having any criminal antecedent, the Court directs all the three petitioners to be enlarged on bail in connection with Excise P.S. Nawada Case no.93 of 2025 on
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19886 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 3/3 each of them furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/ (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Nawada on the following condition:
(i) The petitioners shall cooperate in the investigation/trial and make themselves available as and when required either by the Investigating Officer or by the learned Court below.
(Partha Sarthy, J) Saurabh/- U T