Reyaz Alam @ Md. Reyaz Alam @ Riyaz Alam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24594 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-75 Year-2025 Thana- GAUNAHA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Reyaz Alam @ Md. Reyaz Alam @ Riyaz Alam Son of Amamul Hasab @ Emamul Hasan Resident of Village- Rampurwa Parsa, P.S.- Gaunaha, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sarvesh Kashyap, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Prem Kumar Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 08-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Gaunaha P.S. Case No. 75 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Sections 8, 20(B)(II)(c), 23(c) & 29 of the NDPS Act. 3.

This is the second attempt of the petitioner for bail. The petitioner has renewed his prayer for grant of regular bail which was earlier rejected on merit by this Court vide order dated 02.09.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 59164 of 2025, taking into account the fact that recovery of contraband beyond

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4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 19.05.2025 without any rhymes or reason, having no criminal antecedent. From perusal of the impugned order, it appears that charge in this case is framed on 15.01.2026. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no likelihood of the trial being concluded in the near future, hence, petitioner may be enlarged on bail.

6.

Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for grant of bail.

7.

There is no new ground to consider the bail petition of the petitioner, which is already decided by this Court on merit.

8.

In view of the above, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is again rejected with a direction to the court below to expedite the trial and conclude the same expeditiously.

9. The learned Principal and District & Sessions Judge, West Champaran, is directed to assign the Sessions Trial to a functioning court, in view of the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner that the present court is lying vacant.

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10. The Office is directed to communicate a copy of this order to the learned Principal and District & Sessions Judge, West Champaran.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T