Om Prakash Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24814 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-20 Year-2025 Thana- BIRPUR District- Supaul ====================================================== Om Prakash Paswan S/O Kishori Paswan Resident of Village - Bela Ward No.- 4, P.S- Basmatiya, District- Araria.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Madan Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 17-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with NDPS Case No. 05 of 2025, arising out of Birpur P.S. Case No. 20 of 2025, instituted for the offences under Sections 22(c), 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act.

3. Earlier, vide order dated 15.09.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 43647 of 2025, regular bail of the petitioner was rejected by this Court considering the recovery of contraband beyond commercial quantity.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 18.01.2025 without any rhymes or reason.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24814 of 2026(2) dt.17-04-2026 2/2 grant of bail.

6. From perusal of the record it appears that learned Court below while rejecting the bail application of the petitioner vide order dated 10.02.2026 passed in NDPS Case No. 05 of 2025 has stated that the record is pending for prosecution evidence and summons as well as bailable warrant of arrest have been issued against the prosecution witnesses. There is no fresh ground to consider the bail petition of the petitioner.

7. 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. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) manish/- U T