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Raj Kumar @ Raj Kumar Mahto v. The Union Of India Through Intelligence Officer, Patna Zonal Unit, N. C. B. Patna.

2020-11-02Mr. Justice Dr. Anil Kumar Upadhyay2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22548 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-13 Year-2019 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- West Champaran ====================================================== Raj Kumar @ Rajkumar Mahto, 35 Y/M, son of Late Shiv Mahto Resident of Village Balua Naya Tola, P.S. Jadopur, District Gopalganj (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner

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Union Of India Through Intelligence Officer, Patna Zonal Unit, Narcotics Control Bureau, 67 Kautilya Nagar, P.O. -B.V. College, Patna ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== with CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 22689 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-13 Year-2019 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- West Champaran ====================================================== Raj Kumar @ Rajkumar Mahto, 35 Y/M, son of Late Shiv Mahto Resident of Village Balua Naya Tola, P.S. Jadopur, District Gopalganj (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner

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Union Of India Through Intelligence Officer, Patna Zonal Unit, Narcotics Control Bureau, 67 Kautilya Nagar, P.O. -B.V. College, Patna ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

(In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 22548 of 2020) For the Petitioner :

Mr. Umesh Chandra Verma, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr. K.N. Singh (Addl. S.G) Mr. Rama Kant Shrama, Sr. Advocate Mr. Kumar Sachin, Advocate (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 22689 of 2020) For the Petitioner :

Mr. Umesh Chandra Verma, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr. K.N. Singh (Addl. S.G) Mr. Rama Kant Shrama, Sr. Advocate Mr. Kumar Sachin, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER 02-11-2020 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the Union of India.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22548 of 2020(4) dt.02-11-2020 2/2 The petitioner is in custody in connection with Trial No. 31 of 2019 arising out of CIS No. 47 of 2019 appertaining to N.C.B. Case F. No. NCB/PZU/V/13/201913 of 2019 (NDPS Case No. 18 of 2019 for the offence under Sections 8, 2, 20, 25 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act. In the instant case, there is recovery of 240 kilograms of Ganja from a plastic bags.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is in custody since 26.05.2019.

Considering fact that there is recovery of huge quantity of Ganja, the Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Prayer for bail is rejected.

Both these applications are accordingly dismissed. However, the court below is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same expeditiously preferably within a period of nine months.

(Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) BT/- U T