Patna High CourtCR. MISC./23073/2025bail granted

Kunal Kumar Paswan @ Kunal Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-04-29Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23073 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1 Year-2025 Thana- KHAJANCHI HAT District- Purnia ====================================================== Kunal Kumar Paswan @ Kunal Kumar S/o Late Kishun Paswan R/o Ward No. 20, Naya Tola, Line Bazar, P.S.- K.Hat (Sahayak), District- Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar BIhar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ranvir Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Yogendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-04-2025 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 K-hat P.S. Case No. 01/2025 (Special NDPS Act) case no. 79 of 2025) dated 02.01.2025 registered for the offence punishable u/s 8(c) and 21(a) of the N.D.P.S. Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 2.64 grams of smack/brown sugar kept in 20 pudiyas and Rs. 11,640 were recovered from the possession of the petitioner.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23073 of 2025(2) dt.29-04-2025 2/2 has three antecedents out of which one case is related to similar nature of offence as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 03.01.2025.

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 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, Purnea in connection with K-hat P.S. Case No. 01/2025 (Special NDPS Act) case no. 79 of 2025), with the condition ;- (i). 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.

7. The application stands allowed.

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