Md. Guddu Alam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37929 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-218 Year-2024 Thana- JOGBANI District- Araria ====================================================== MD. GUDDU ALAM S/o- Md. Rajak @ Md. Rajjak Alam VillageKhajurbari Ps- Jogbani Dist- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vijay Kishore Bharti For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Humayou Ahmad Khan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Jogbani P.S. Case No. 218 of 2024 dated 02.11.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 21 and 22 of the N.D.P.S. Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 200 gm. brown sugar was recovered from the possession of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The seized contraband is less than the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37929 of 2025(2) dt.25-06-2025 2/2 commercial quantity. The petitioner has three criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 03.11.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner and submitted that the petitioner had no valid authorization for keeping the seized contraband.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Araria in connection with Jogbani P.S. Case No.218 of 2024 with the condition :- (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T