Rinku Dhobi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37286 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-222 Year-2024 Thana- MOHANIYA District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Rinku Dhobi S/o- Kishun Dhobi Resident of Village - Mohania Ward No. 10, P.S. - Mohania, District - Kaimur (Bhabua) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Kumar Sunil For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shantanu Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-08-2025 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 N.D.P.S. Case No. 42/2024 arising out of Mohania P.S. Case No. 222 of 2024 dated 13.04.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 8(c) and 21(a) of N.D.P.S. Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, two pieces of NRX Buprenorphine Injection Dolphine each of 2 ml i.e. total 4 ml 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. Learned counsel has further submitted that the seized contraband is of small quantity i.e. 4 ml which comes under the purview of the N.D.P.S. Act. It is further submitted that as per entry 169 of the list of the N.D.P.S. Act, the small quantity of Buprenorphine is 1 gm. and the commercial quantity is 20 gms.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37286 of 2025(2) dt.14-08-2025 2/2 Similarly situated co-accused has already been granted regular bail by this court vide order dated 28.08.2024 passed in Cr. Misc No. 49249 of 2024. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 14.04.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

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, Kaimur at Bhabhua in connection with N.D.P.S. Case No. 42/2024 arising out of Mohania P.S. Case No. 222 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 bonds of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

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