Panaki Tarafdar @ Pinaki Tarafdar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45644 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-41 Year-2023 Thana- BAISI District- Purnia ====================================================== Panaki Tarafdar @ Pinaki Tarafdar S/O Pritinath Tarafdar Resident of Sunati Road, Cooch Behar, P.S.- Kotwali, District- Cooch Behar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Sumit Kumar Bhagat, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Anand Kishore Choudhary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-08-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 8(c) and 21(a) of the N.D.P.S. Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 4 grams of smack was recovered from the seized car of which this petitioner is registered owner.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely because he happens to be owner of the vehicle in question. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of this petitioner. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45644 of 2025(3) dt.11-08-2025 2/2

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that 4 grams of smackwas recovered from the seized vehicle of which this petitioner is registered owner.

6. Considering the nature of accusation and the fact that smack was recovered from the seized vehicle of which this petitioner is registered owner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T