Suku Sarkar v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.32928 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -11 Year- 2018 Thana -GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. DistrictPATNA ======================================================

1. Suku Sarkar S/o Late Birendra Nath Sarkar, R/o Ward No. 7, P.O. + P.S.- Galgalia, District- Kishanganj.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Narcotics Control Bureau, Patna through its Intelligence officer, Union of India.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rama Kant Sharma, Mr. Santosh Kumar For the Union of India :

Mr. Anjani Kumar Sharan (A.S.G.) For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Chandrasen Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 03-10-2018 Heard the parties.

This application is for grant of regular bail in connection with Special Case No.15 of 2018 arising out of Case No.F. No.NCB/PZU/V/11/2018 dated 6.3.2018 for the offences under Sections 8 (C), 20 & 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act, 1985. of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against the petitioner as per the FIR is about recovery of137 kg. of Ganja from the Bolero vehicle and the petitioner was arrested along with the other co-accused persons.

Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32928 of 2018 (7) dt.03-10-2018 2/2 is that his confession shows that he is a Tractor Driver and sells vegetables also and in allurement, he sat on the vehicle and he was arrested there. He has no criminal antecedent and he is in custody since 06/03/2018.

Heard learned A.P.P. and the learned counsel for the Union of India. They have opposed the prayer for bail. A report was called for and from perusal of the same it appears that the learned trial court has requested for two years' time to conclude the trial.

Having heard both sides and in view of the facts and circumstances, as stated above, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, however, the learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and try to conclude it within a period of one year and if not concluded, the petitioner is at liberty to renew his prayer for bail.

With the aforesaid observation, this application is dismissed.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U T