Patna High CourtCR. MISC./51495/2025bail rejected

Jitu Kumar @ Shaka @ Jitu Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

2025-08-20Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51495 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1054 Year-2024 Thana- BIHTA District- Patna ====================================================== Jitu Kumar @ Shaka @ Jitu Prasad S/o Kanhai Ram R/o Turha Tola, P.S.- Shahpur, Distt- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Abhimanyu Deo, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Kumar Veerendra Narayan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-08-2025 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), 20(b) and 21(c) of the N.D.P.S. Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 69.3 grams of smack was recovered from the seized tempo 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.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51495 of 2025(2) dt.20-08-2025 2/2 vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that contraband substance was recovered from the seized vehicle of which this petitioner is registered owner. Petitioner has got two criminal antecedents of similar nature.

6. Considering the nature of accusation, fact that contraband substance was recovered from the seized vehicle of which this petitioner is registered owner and criminal antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T