Murari Prasad Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27921 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-61 Year-2025 Thana- PARSA District- Saran ====================================================== Murari Prasad Singh S/o Ram Naresh Singh R/o Village- Sobhe Parsa, P.S.- Parsa, Dist.- Saran, State- Bihar, India ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.N.K.Aggrwal, Sr. Advocate Mr.Adarsh Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Rita Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 17-07-2025 Heard Mr. N.K. Aggrawal, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences under Sections 8(c), 21(b) and 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, one person was arrested who disclosed his name as Murari Prasad Singh (petitioner) and on search, total 180 grams of smack like substance was recovered.

4. Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and no such seizure as alleged has been made from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel further submits that the provisions of Section

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27921 of 2025(3) dt.17-07-2025 2/3 103 of B.N.S.S. has not been complied with. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has three criminal antecedents of different nature of offence and is in custody since 11.03.2025.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account that the seized substance was less than commercial quantity and was recovered from motorcycle, let the petitioner above-named 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 Parsa P.S. Case No. 61/2025 (N.D.P.S. Case) subject to the conditions :- a. One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be his close relative.

b. The petitioner shall remain physically present in Court on each date of the trial.

c. In case of absence on two consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the court concerned.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27921 of 2025(3) dt.17-07-2025 3/3 d. The Court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the aforementioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

7. It is made clear that the observations, if any, made in this order, shall be of no bearing during the trial. (Sourendra Pandey, J) tusharika/- U T