Manjay Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27926 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1272 Year-2024 Thana- DANAPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Manjay Rai S/o Sri Manauri Ray @ Manohar Ray R/o Village/MohallaSaguna Nadi Par Naya Tola, P.S.- Danapur, District- Patna, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar Bihar 2.

The Union of India Through the Director Narcotic Control Bureau Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Patna, Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ravi Kant Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dr.Mrityunjaya Kr.Gautam For the U.O.I :

Mr. Sarita Bajaj, CGC ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the U.O.I and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Danapur P.S. Case No. 1272/2024 dated 21.12.2024 registered for the offence punishable u/s 21(a) and 8(c) of the NDPS Act, Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act and Section 25(1-B)(a), 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 7.125 litres of illicit foreign liquor, one country-made pistol, one cartridge and one gram smack were recovered from the semi-constructed house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27926 of 2025(2) dt.06-05-2025 2/2 this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The seized contraband is a small quantity. The petitioner has 8 antecedents which are not related to NDPS Act as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 22.12.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State as well as learned counsel for the U.O.I have vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Patna in connection with Danapur P.S. Case No. 1272/2024, with the condition ;- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T