Md. Akram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24673 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-202 Year-2022 Thana- INDUSTRIAL District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Md. Akram S/O Late Md. Suleman R/O Village- Mukeri Tola, Fatehpur, P.S.- Industrial Area, District- Bhagalpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Diwakar Upadhyaya, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Ram Naresh Ray, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(c) and 22 of the N.D.P.S. Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 1.250 Kg of Ganja was recovered from the house of this petitioner.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and he was not apprehended at the spot. The alleged contraband has been recovered from the joint family house of this petitioner. Moreover, the seized contraband is below the commercial quantity. It is further submitted that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24673 of 2025(2) dt.27-06-2025 2/2 similarly situated co-accused person, namely Md. Noor, from whose house 2.14 Kgs of Ganja was recovered, has already been granted bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Hon'ble Court vide order dated 06.02.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 4087 of 2024. Charge-sheet has already been submitted and petitioner is in custody since 15.01.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the nature of accusation, claim based on parity and period of custody, the prayer for grant bail of to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-I, Bhagalpur in connection with Industrial Area P.S. Case No. 202 of 2022.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T