Sallo Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23858 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-357 Year-2022 Thana- TATARPUR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Sallo Yadav Son Of Sugli Yadav R/V- Urdu Bazar, Ps- Tatarpur, DistBhagalpur ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dr. Manoj Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pradeep Narain Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-05-2023 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove defect (s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of four weeks on resumption of physical mode. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Tatarpur P.S Case No. 357 of 2022, N.D.P.S. Case No. 144 of 2022 dated 29.11.2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 21 and 22 of the N.D.P.S. Act and Sections 18 and 27 of the Drugs and Cosmetic Act.

As per the prosecution case, nine bottles codeine rich prohibited cough syrup has been recovered from the room of the petitioner.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The seized contraband is less than commercial quantity.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23858 of 2023(2) dt.24-05-2023 2/2 The petitioner is accused in one more criminal case as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 17.12.2022.

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

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Bhagalpur in connection with Tatarpur P.S Case No. 357 of 2022, N.D.P.S. Case No. 144 of 2022, with the condition :-

1. The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled. The application stands allowed.

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