Jitendra Paswan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24701 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-551 Year-2025 Thana- DEHRI TOWN District- Rohtas ====================================================== Jitendra Paswan S/O Kapil Paswan R/O Village- Dayalpur, P.S- Sasaram (M), Distt.- Rohtas.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sunil Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Lalan Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RITESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 16-04-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Dehri (Town) P.S. Case No. 551 of 2025, for allegedly having committed offence under Sections 8, 20(b)(ii) (c), 25 and 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act.
3. As per the prosecution story lodged by the S.I. of T.O.P-2 Dehri (Town) that he received a secret information and on such information, he reached at Pali Road in front of Lakshmi T.V.S. He saw a car bearing registration no. JH09AY 9231 is being followed by a tractor. Upon search of both the vehicles, 86.38 kg of ganja was recovered from the tractor while 6.29 kg ganja was recovered from the car. The driver of the tractor and four persons sitting in the car were apprehended at
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24701 of 2026(2) dt.16-04-2026 2/3 the place of occurrence.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has only been made accused in the present case, since he is the owner of the Car. He has got no knowledge about the occurrence. The petitioner has given the said car to his driver, namely, Shiv Kumar, who has been arrested at the spot itself, for attending the marriage ceremony of his sister. Since, the petitioner is not named in the FIR, there is no question of recovery of any ganja from him. The petitioner has got clean antecedent.
5. The learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Having heard the rival submissions and after going through the record, it appears that the petitioner was not named in the FIR, he has only been made an accused, since the car, from where 6.29 kg of ganja has been recovered, belongs to him and apart from the said allegation, nothing has been alleged against the petitioner and no recovery has been made from him. Considering the above, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24701 of 2026(2) dt.16-04-2026 3/3 satisfaction of the learned Sessions Judge, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Dehri (Town) P.S. Case No. 551 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., with further condition:
(1) The learned Court concerned shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents, the court concerned shall take steps for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification. (Ritesh Kumar, J) AjayMishra/- U T