Subhash Panday @ Subhash Kumar Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.62446 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-85 Year-2018 Thana- RAGHOPUR District- Supaul ====================================================== Subhash Panday @ Subhash Kumar Pandey Son of late Triloki Nath Pandey Resident of Village- Basdila, P.S. Kopa, District- Chhapara (Saran). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Surinder Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Harendra Prasad, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 22-11-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in Special Case No. 02 of 2018 arising out of Raghopur P.S. Case No. 85 of 2018 instituted for the offence under Sections 20 and 22 of N.D.P.S. Act.

It is alleged in the written report that 50 kg. Ganja has been recovered from Hundui Car. Petitioner was driver of the aforesaid car.

Counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was holding valid license and he has no concern with the recovered Ganja. Counsel for the petitioner further submits that in the written report it is mentioned that petitioner has disclosed before the police that alleged Ganja belongs to Sanjay Mishra. He

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.62446 of 2018(4) dt.22-11-2018 2/2 gives Rs.20,000/- per trip for reaching Ganja to its destination. Petitioner is in custody since 14.4.2018.

From the written report it appears that huge quantity of Ganja was recovered from a car. The petitioner was driver of the vehicle.

In such circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.

Prayer for bail of the petitioner stands rejected. The trial court is directed to expedite the trial and make efforts to conclude the same as early as possible preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

Petitioner is given liberty to renew his prayer for bail after six months in the event no substantive progress is made in the trial.

(Sanjay Priya, J) S.Ali/- U T