Dinesh Singh v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.13326 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -5 Year- 2016 Thana -GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. DistrictPATNA ======================================================

1. Dinesh Singh Son of Balram Singh, Resident of Salarpur, P.S. Karpi District Arwal, Bihar .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. The Union of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Internal Security, Narcotics Control Bureau, 67 Kautilya Nagar, Post B.V. College, Patna 14 .... .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Surendra Singh, Adv. For the State : Mr. Ahmad Ali, APP 5 For the UOI : Mr. Anshuman Singh, CGC ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 16-05-2017 Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

This is a petition for grant of regular bail for offence under Sections 8, 20(b)(ii)(c) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. From a vehicle more than eighty kilogram of ganja was recovered and three persons were apprehended, including the petitioner. The petitioner confessed his guilt under Section 67 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

Submission of the petitioner is that he has been remanded in this case on 06.08.2016 and nothing was recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and the petitioner has got no criminal

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13326 of 2017 (4) dt.16-05-2017 2/2 antecedent.

Considering the fact that commercial quantity of narcotic has been recovered, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.

The prayer for bail is refused.

The learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial, preferably within a year, failing which the petitioner shall be at liberty to renew the prayer. (Birendra Kumar, J) SA/- U √ T √