Pranav Kumar Rai@Putush Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39361 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-46 Year-2019 Thana- ISHAKCHAK District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== PRANAV KUMAR RAI@PUTUSH KUMAR Son of Niranjan ray @ Ram Niranjan Ray Resident of Village - Makandpur, P.S.- Akbarnagar, Dist.- Bhagalpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Praveen Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nawal Kishore Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 20-08-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in Ishakchak P.S. Case No. 46 of 2019 (NDPS Case No. 3 of 2019), instituted for the offence under Section(s) 20 and 21 of N.D.P.S. Act. It is alleged in the written report that Police got information that co-accused Rohit Kumar and Nishant Choudhary are residing in the house of Chandra Shekhar Jha on rent. They used to use and sell opium and smack with their friends. The informant along with police personnel reached there and found four persons including petitioner sleeping in a room. They tried to run away, but they were apprehended by the police. They disclosed their names as Nishant Choudhary, Rohit Kumar, Mithilesh Ranjan and Pranav Rai @ Putush Kumar

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39361 of 2019(3) dt.20-08-2019 2/2 (petitioner). On search, 5.18 grams of opium has been recovered from possession of the petitioner.

Counsel for the petitioner submits that recovery of 5.18 grams opium is less than small quantity as prescribed under the Act. The 25 grams of opium comes under small quantity. He further submits that co-accused Mithilesh Ranjan @ Mithlesh Ranjan has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 2.7.2019 passed in Cr. Misc. 39547 of 2019. Petitioner is in custody since 20.3.2019.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, prayer of the petitioner for grant of bail is allowed. Let the petitioner above named, 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, Bhagalpur, in connection with Ishakchak P.S. Case No. 46 of 2019 (NDPS Case No. 3 of 2019), subject to the condition that both the bailors will be the close relatives of the petitioner. (Sanjay Priya, J) S.Ali/- U T