Rajendra Rai @ Yogendra Rai @ Rajendra Kumar @ Yogendra v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44251 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-282 Year-2019 Thana- NADI P.S. District- Patna ====================================================== Rajendra Rai @ Yogendra Rai @ Rajendra Kumar @ Yogendra Son of Chandeshwar Rai RO Village -Kripal Tola PS -Nadi District -Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Rahul Rathour, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Ahmad Ali, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-08-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 8, 20, 22, 25 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act.
3. As per prosecution case, 50 Kg. Ganja, 865.140 litres illicit liquor including 1000 pouches of 200 Ml liquor contained in three white packs were recovered from a hut situated in front of old poultry farm of co-accused Chandeshwar Rai.
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4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and he has been made an accused in this case merely on suspicion. It is further submitted that similarly situated co-accused person, namely Mohan Kumar, has already been granted bail by this Hon'ble Court vide order dated 18.07.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 35217 of 2025. Moreover, charge-sheet has already been submitted. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedents and he is in custody since 24.05.2025.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the nature of accusation, the fact that no incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner, claim based on parity, clean antecedents and period of custody, the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner is allowed.
7. Accordingly, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44251 of 2025(2) dt.22-08-2025 3/3 satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Judge, Patna City, Patna in connection with Nadi P.S. Case No. 282 of 2019. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T