Sonu Pal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40891 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-150 Year-2019 Thana- AMAS District- Gaya ====================================================== SONU PAL son of Vidya Pal @ Nageena Prasad Resident of VillageNarayanpur, P.S.- Kochas, District- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajani Kant Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 10-03-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has filed the instant application for grant of regular bail in connection with N.D.P.S. Case no. 3 of 2019/53 of 2019 arising out of Amas P.S. Case no. 150 of 2019 registered under sections 8, 20(b)(ii)(c) and 29 of the N.D.P.S Act.

As per allegation in the FIR, 120 Kgs of Ganja was recovered from a Bolero vehicle which was being driven by the petitioner.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the earlier application for bail of the petitioner was rejected vide order dated 29.1.2020 (Annexure 1) passed in Cr. Misc. no. 4799 of 2020. The petitioner is in custody since 2.8.2019 and has no criminal antecedent. There is no chance of the trial

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40891 of 2020(3) dt.10-03-2021 2/2 coming to an end in the near future.

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

By order dated 10.2.2021 a report was called for from the learned Court below with respect to stage of the trial. As per the report received contained in letter no. 100/2021 dated 24.2.2021 the trial has commenced and summons have been issued to the witnesses, the next date being 3.3.2021. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegation of recovery of 120 Kgs. Ganja, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and as such the application is rejected.

The learned Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial.

Let this order be communicated to the learned Court below at the earliest.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Prakash/- U