Iftekhar Ansari @ Iftekhar Alam @ Ibtkar Alam @ Ibtekar Alam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45711 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-22 Year-2024 Thana- NARPATGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== Iftekhar Ansari @ Iftekhar Alam @ Ibtkar Alam @ Ibtekar Alam Son Of Late Islam Ansari Village- Basmatiya, Ward No. 7, P.S.- Narpatganj (O.P. Basmatiya), Distt.- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Thakur Brajesh Singh, Adv.

Mr. Aditya Pandey, Adv.

Mr. Ansul, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pranav Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 19-07-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Narpatganj (O.P. Basmatiya) P.S. Case No. 22 of 2024 dated 10.01.2024, instituted for the offence punishable under Section 21 (c), 22, 23 of the N.D.P.S. Act.

3. Allegation is of recovery of 124 kg of Ganja from the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Lastly, it has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45711 of 2024(2) dt.19-07-2024 2/2 been submitted that he has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Since 124 kg Ganja has been recovered from the house of the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

7. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected.

(Khatim Reza, J) prabhat/- U T