Rajesh Kumar Mehta @ Rejesh Kumar Mehta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42696 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-265 Year-2024 Thana- BIRPUR District- Supaul ====================================================== Rajesh Kumar Mehta @ Rejesh Kumar Mehta S/o Sadanand Mehta@ Bhola Mehta R/o Village- Balbhadrapur, P.S- Birpur, District- Supaul ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Arvind Kumar, Advocate Mr.Rohan Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rajendra Nath Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 03-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Birpur P.S. Case No. 265 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 21(c), 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act.

3. The recovery is of 241 piece bottles of eskuf cough syrup of 100 ml each which has been recovered from the motorcycle of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. The petitioner is in custody since 24.07.2024 and claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42696 of 2025(3) dt.03-09-2025 2/2

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge NDPS-cum- District and Additional Sessions Judge-V, Supaul/ concerned Court in connection with Birpur P.S. Case No. 265 of 2024, subject to the condition that both the bailors should be the blood relative of the petitioner.

7. The petitioner will also mark attendance in Birpur Police Station District- Supaul on every Sunday of the month. Any default in appearance at the Police Station would result in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner.

8. At the time of accepting bail bonds of the petitioner, the Court below will verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner. If it is found that the petitioner has criminal antecedent, the Court below shall not accept the bail bonds of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner has clean antecedent, his bail bonds shall be accepted by the Court below. (Sandeep Kumar, J) P. Kumar U T