Patna High CourtCR. MISC./38870/2025bail granted

Indradev Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

2025-06-25Mr. Justice Jitendra Kumar3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38870 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-14 Year-2024 Thana- DHANGAI District- Gaya ====================================================== Indradev Manjhi Son of Jethan Manjhi Resident of Village- Chando, P.S.- Barachatti, District- Gaya, ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Gajendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :

Ms. Renu Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 25-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Dhangai P.S. Case No. 14 of 2024, dated 19.02.2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8, 15, 18(c) and 25 of the NDPS Act.

3. As per allegation, there was cultivation of opium on forest land situated in Gaya and as per further the case of the police, it is the petitioner and the co-accused who have cultivated this opium plant.

4. Ld. counsel for the petitioner submits that the Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that petitioner has nothing to do with the alleged offence and he is no way connected with the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38870 of 2025(2) dt.25-06-2025 2/3 cultivation of opium on the land in question nor the land belongs to him. He further submits that the whole case against the petitioner is based on suspicion and there is no cogent material against him.

5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.

6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

7. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.

8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court below, in connection with Dhangai P.S. Case No. 14 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) B.N.S.S., 2023 and on the following conditions:

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38870 of 2025(2) dt.25-06-2025 3/3 (i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has any criminal antecedents other than the disclosed one, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same.

(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J.) ravishankar/- U T