Ranjeet Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29777 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-339 Year-2025 Thana- RAGHOPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== 1.

Ranjeet Rai S/O Late Binda Rai R/O Vill.- Bahrampur, Panrasiya Tola, Ward no. 5, P.s.- Rustampur, Dist.- Vaishali.

2.

Manoj Rai S/O Late Binda Rai R/O Vill.- Bahrampur, Panrasiya Tola, Ward no. 5, P.s.- Rustampur, Dist.- Vaishali.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Ms. Pushpa Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 05-05-2026 Heard Mr. Sudish Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners and Ms. Pushpa Sinha, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. Petitioners seek bail who are in custody since 22.12.2025 in N.D.P.S Case No. 10 of 2026 arising out of Raghopur P.S. Case No. 339 of 2025, F.I.R. dated 21.12.2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 8, 20(b)(ii), 20(b) of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substance Act, 1985.

3. Recovery is of 4 kg of Ganja.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners have clean antecedent and they have falsely been implicated in the present case. It appears from the FIR that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29777 of 2026(2) dt.05-05-2026 2/3 altogether 4 kg of Ganja was recovered from the house of the petitioners. He further submits that seizure list witnesses are police and homegaurd personnel and there is non-compliance of Sections 103 and 105 of BNSS and it appears that the recovered contraband is less than the commercial quantity. Hence, there is no embargo under Section 37 of the N.D.P.S Act for grant of bail to the petitioners. He further submits that the police after investigation submitted the charge sheet. The petitioners are in custody since 22.12.2025.

5 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District & Additional Sessions Judge-II, Vaishali, Hajipur in connection with Raghopur P.S. Case No. 339 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:- i. Petitioners shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and on their absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29777 of 2026(2) dt.05-05-2026 3/3 reason, their bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. ii. If the petitioners tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

iii. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioners have concealed their criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioners. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Suruchi/- U T