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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./48024/2021bail granted

Jagarnath Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

2022-03-10Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48024 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-263 Year-21 Thana- MAHUA District- Vaishali ====================================================== JAGARNATH MAHTO S/O LATE RAMASHISH MAHTO R/o villageKhirachak, P.S.- Mahua, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Bela Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jai Narain Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 10-03-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under sections 20, 22, 23 and 27 of the NDPS Act .

As per the prosecution case, 6.240 gms of smack is said to have been recovered from possession of the petitioner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from the petitioner's possession who has been falsely implicated in the case. He is in custody since 2.5.2021 and has no criminal antecedent. Chargesheet has been submitted in the case. Heard learned APP for the State.

A report was called for from the learned trial court with respect to antecedent of the petitioner. As per the report

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48024 of 2021(3) dt.10-03-2022 2/2 received, the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts of the case, the petitioner being in custody for 10 months and not having any criminal antecedent, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Mahua P.S. Case no. 263 of 2021 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 Sessions Judge, Vaishali.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Spd/- U T