Meghan Singh Bhokta @ Meghan Singh Bhogta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26104 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-171 Year-2019 Thana- BARACHATTI District- Gaya ====================================================== 1.

MEGHAN SINGH BHOKTA @ MEGHAN SINGH BHOGTA S/o Late Mithu Singh Bhokta Resident of Village-Nare, P.S.-Barachatti, DistrictGaya. 2.

Baldeo Singh Bhokta S/o Late Karu Singh Bhokta Resident of Village-Nare, P.S.-Barachatti, District-Gaya.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

The Union of India, through the Narcotics Commissioner, New Delhi. New Delhi.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Arvind Kumar Singh, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Naresh Ray, APP ====================================================== (The proceedings of the Court are being conducted through Video Conferencing and the Advocates joined the proceedings through Video Conferencing from their residence.) CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL ORDER 21-10-2020 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

Petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Barachatti P.S. Case No. 171 of 2019 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 18, 20 and 22 of NDPS Act. Allegation is of recovery of 8.646 Kg of liquid opium from the house of petitioner no. 1 and 5.730 Kg of liquid opium from the house of petitioner no. 2.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that they are innocent and have been falsely implicated in this case due to dirty village politics. It has been further submitted that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26104 of 2020(2) dt.21-10-2020 2/2 the alleged recovery which is shown to have been made is the joint house of the whole family members of the petitioners. Petitioners have got no criminal antecedent.

Considering the fact that the recovery of opium made from the possession of petitioners is more than commercial quantity, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. Hence, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. Petitioners are directed to surrender before the court below and seek regular bail.

(S. Kumar, J) ranjan/- U