Raju Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28675 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-98 Year-2025 Thana- Karnamepur District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Raju Singh S/O Baji Nath Singh @ Baijnath Singh Resident Of VillageMakhdumpur, Police Station- Behiya, District- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dilip Kumar No.1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 10-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 20(b) (ii) (B)/29 of the NDPS Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, 6.135 kgs of Ganja was recovered from the co-accused, Nand Gopal Sharma and 6.155 kgs of Ganja was recovered from the backpack of the petitioner.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the co-accused, Nand Gopal Sharma from whom 6.135 kgs of Ganja was recovered has already been granted bail by the learned Court below but the prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected on the ground that the petitioner has one

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28675 of 2026(3) dt.10-06-2026 2/3 criminal antecedent of similar nature of the offence. Learned counsel for the petitioner has pointed out that in earlier case lodged against the petitioner, he has already been granted the privilege of anticipatory bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 17.07.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No.45107 of 2025 (Annexure-P/3 to this application) as no recovery was made from the petitioner in the said case. It is further submitted that recovered contraband is of intermediary quantity, much less than of commercial quantity. The petitioner has been languishing in custody since 23.12.2025 and charge-sheet has already been submitted.

5. Learned APP for the State opposed the bail petition.

6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that the recovered contraband is much less than the commercial quantity and charge-sheet has been submitted in this case, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Karnamepur P.S. Case No.98 of 2025, subject to the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28675 of 2026(3) dt.10-06-2026 3/3 conditions that :

(i) One of the bailors will be his own blood relative, preferably, father, mother, brother, sister and/or his wife. (ii) The petitioner shall remain physically present in court on each and every date during trial and in the event of failure on two consecutive dates without sufficient reasons, his bail bonds shall be liable to be cancelled by the learned court concerned.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) Trivedi/- U T