Dev Chandra Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.46368 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -277 Year- 2016 Thana -BAHERA District- DARBHANGA ====================================================== Dev Chandra Jha, son of Late Ganesh Jha, resident of Village: Mahinam, P.S. Bahera, District: Darbhanga.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sameer Ranjan, Adv, For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Parmeshwar Mehta, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 20-12-2016 Heard Sri Sameer Ranjan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Parmeshwar Mehta, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor.

The sole petitioner, who is in custody in G.O. Case no.19/2016 arising out of Bahera P.S. Case No.277 of 2016 registered for the offence under Sections 8,20(b)(ii)(A), 20(b)(ii)(B), 25 of N.D.P.S. Act, has prayed for grant of bail. It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been taken in custody on an allegation of recovery of 300 gms. of Ganja from a Gumti. He submits that recovered Ganja is lesser than the smaller quantity and the petitioner is having clean antecedent, which has been stated in paragraph-3 of the petition.

Learned Addl. Public Prosecutor has opposed the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46368 of 2016 (3) dt.20-12-2016 2/2 prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

However, considering the clean antecedent of the petitioner as well as recovered little quantity of Ganja, let the petitioner, namely, Dev Chandra Jha be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-( ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge/Special Judge, Darbhanga in connection with G.O. Case no.19/2016 arising out of Bahera P.S. Case no.277 of 2016. (Rakesh Kumar, J) NKS/- U T