Narcotics Control Bureau Government Of India Ministry Of Home Affairs Dept. Of Internal Security 67 v. Sanjiv Kumar Sah @ Ranjan And ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.40544 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -3 Year- 2014 Thana -GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. DistrictPATNA ======================================================

1. Narcotics Control Bureau Government Of India Ministry Of Home Affairs Dept. Of Internal Security 67, Kautilya Nagar, B.v. College, Patna through its Zonal Director, Patna.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. Sanjiv Kumar Sah @ Ranjan Son of Pramod Kumar Sah, Resident of Village - Supaul Via Basudeopur Chandel, P.S. - Patori, District - Samastipur.

2. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar, For the O.P. No. 1 : Mr. N. K. Agarwal, Sr. Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 02-12-2015 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Narcotics Control Bureau and learned counsel for the opposite party No. 1.

The petitioner has filed the petition for cancellation of bail to opposite party No. 1 vide order dated 20.05.2015. It is submitted that the opposite party no. 1 Sanjeev Kumar Sah @ Ranjan was granted bail but the counsel for the Narcotics Control Bureau was not heard.

A huge quantity of ganja was recovered but from the perusal of the order dated 20.05.2015, it appears that less than commercial quantity of ganja was recovered and petitioner was

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40544 of 2015 (3) dt.02-12-2015 P2/2 granted bail only after he remained in jail for more than 13 months. I do not find that the petitioner was granted bail on concealment of any fact or even after grant of bail, the petitioner has committed any offence of similar nature.

Considering the facts aforesaid, I do not find any merit in this petition for cancellation of bail. Accordingly, the same is rejected.

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