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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./31684/2024bail granted

Gulab Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2024-07-19Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31684 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-144 Year-2021 Thana- BARACHATTI District- Gaya ====================================================== Gulab Singh Son of Late Bhadoshi Singh Resident of Village- Funguniya, P.S.- Barachatty, District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Anish Chandra, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-07-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8(b), 18, 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, all the F.I.R. named accused persons including these petitioners were involved in cultivation of opium on the forest land.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and he is no way connected with the recovery of opium. He has been made accused only on suspicion on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused. Petitioner has got clean antecedent.

5. Considering the nature of accusation and clean

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31684 of 2024(3) dt.19-07-2024 2/2 antecedent, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, NDPS Act, Gaya in connection with Barachatty P. S. Case No. 144 of 2021, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T