Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39195 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-110 Year-2026 Thana- Chitragupta Nagar District- Patna ====================================================== Santosh Kumar S/o Krityanand Jaiswal R/o Village- Hajiganj, Near Narayan Utsav Hall Street, Behind State Bank Bagal Wali Gali, PS- Chawk, DisttPatna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shakil Ahmad Khan, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Humayou Ahmad Khan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 23-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Chitragupta Nagar P.S. Case No. 110 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 8(c), 21, 22(c), 25 and 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that two persons in an auto were found. They were having a bag and in that bag, there was huge amount of intoxicating medicines. They were being asked, and they stated that they had brought the same from one Mehta, and from the compound of Mehta, the recovery of certain medicines was made.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39195 of 2026(2) dt.23-06-2026 2/2 committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner has been framed in this case on the basis that the petitioner is the guard of the Mehta Compound and nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner, only keys were recovered. Moreover, a statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 13.04.2026.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sessions Judge/ Special Judge (NDPS Act), Patna in connection with Chitragupta Nagar P.S. Case No. 110 of 2026. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U