Manjeet Kumar @ Bunty v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27854 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-536 Year-2025 Thana- KADAMKUAN District- Patna ====================================================== MANJEET KUMAR @ BUNTY S/o SHANKAR PRASAD R/o Jagdish Niwas Gola Road, Talivpur, P.S.- Barh, Distt.- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Amritanshu Raj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ram Bilash Roy Raman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 29-04-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Kadamkuan P.S. Case No. 536 of 2025 for the offence under sections 21(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act lodged on 06.08.2025 by the informant, Anuj Kumar.
3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that on information, the Police reached near Vaishali roundabout and raided the house of Pappu Singh where the Pawan Kumar was residing as a tenant. There is recovery/seizure of 89 liters of codeine cough syrup which led to the FIR.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is neither the tenant nor the owner of the premises nor he has criminal antecedent. Pawan Kumar, the tenant was apprehended and he has named, under police custody, about this petitioner
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27854 of 2026(2) dt.29-04-2026 2/3 which led to the implication. He is not even a resident of Patna but reside actually in Barh and in any case, the recovery/seizure is below the commercial quantity.
5. Learned APP opposes the prayer submitting that the person apprehended has named him though he concede that the recovered/seized quantity is below the commercial one.
6. Taking into account the submissions of the parties as also that the recovered material is below the commercial quantity and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, in that background, this Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of anticipatory bail with conditions.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from the receipt of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge NDPS II, Patna in connection with Kadamkuan P.S. Case No. 536 of 2025 subject to the following conditions:
(i) one of the bailor should be the family member/relative of the petitioner who shall provide official document (Aadhaar Card/Voter ID Card/Pan Card/Driving License) to show his/her bona fide;
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27854 of 2026(2) dt.29-04-2026 3/3 (ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner shall appear before the concerned police station every month for six months to mark his attendance and after the end of the period, the certificate shall be submitted before the Trial Court failing which steps shall be taken for the cancellation of the bail bonds; (iv) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(v) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds. (Rajiv Roy, J) Adnan/- U T