Chhotu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48487 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-102 Year-2022 Thana- ITARHI District- Buxar ====================================================== Chhotu Singh S/O Bachaji Roy @ Bachchalal Singh Resident Of VillageDihariya @ Dehariya, P.S.- Itarhi, District- Buxar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Raghwendra Pratap Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Shailendra Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-12-2022 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove defect (s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of four weeks on resumption of physical mode. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under sections 20(b)(ii)(B), 22(b) and 29 of the N.D.P.S Act.

As per the prosecution case, on information, three miscreants boarded on a motorcycle were intercepted by the police. During the search 2.5 kg ganja kept in two packets in a black bag were recovered.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48487 of 2022(2) dt.08-12-2022 2/2 the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The said recovery was made from the possession of the co-accused Ankit Kumar who has already been granted bail by the Co-ordinate Bench vide order dated 21.10.2022 passed in Criminal Misc. No. 40827 of 2022. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 06.07.2022. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Buxar in connection with Itarhi, P.S. Case No. 102 of 2022.

The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T