Satyendra Manjhi @ Sakindra Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27335 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-27 Year-2019 Thana- BARACHATTI District- Gaya ====================================================== Satyendra Manjhi @ Sakindra Manjhi, Son of Madhuri Manjhi, Resident of Village - Piprahi, P.S.- Barachatti, District - Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shivam. Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Arun Kumar Singh, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 14-09-2022 Let the defect(s), if any, be removed within two weeks from today.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Barachatti P.S. Case No. 27 of 2019, lodged under Sections 8, 15, 18, 20(a) of the N.D.P.S. Act.

As per the prosecution case, the allegation of cultivating Ganja and Posta (Afeem) plants in several plots of about 25 katha of land has been made against 7 named accused persons including the petitioner.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He further submits that one Srawan Singh, co-accused against whom

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27335 of 2022(2) dt.14-09-2022 2/2 allegation of doing agricultural work on 5 katha of land has been granted bail by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 06.02.2020 passed in Cr. Misc. No.67537 of 2019. He further submits that petitioner is in custody since 11.02.2022. On the point of one criminal antecedent of petitioner, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is ready to fulfill all the conditions, whatsoever shall be imposed upon him by the Court.

Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that one criminal case of similar nature is also pending against the present petitioner.

In the present facts and circumstances of this case and the submissions made above, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, but he may renew his prayer for bail after 6 months of framing of charge.

With this observation, the bail application stands rejected.

(Dr. Anshuman, J.) ritik/- U T