Patna High CourtCR. MISC./46816/2025bail granted

Tejan Rai @ Tejnarayan Ray v. The State Of Bihar

2025-08-01Mr. Justice Shailendra Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46816 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-334 Year-2024 Thana- RAGHOPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Tejan Rai @ Tejnarayan Ray, S/o Late Ganesh Rai, Resident of VillageRustompur, P.S.- Raghopur (Rustompur O.P.), Distt- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Madhav Jha, Adv.

Mr. Dr. Bipin Chandra, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Bharat Bhushan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-08-2025 Heard Mr. Madhav Jha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Bharat Bhushan, learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Raghopur P.S. Case No. 334 of 2024 dated 24.11.2024 registered for the offences punishable under sections 8 and 20(b) (ii)(B) of the NDPS Act.

3. The main submissions advanced by petitioner's counsel are that the instant matter relates to the recovery of 6.150 kg. ganja from the physical possession of the petitioner, in fact the petitioner has been falsely roped by the police and against him the investigation has been completed and he has been languishing in jail since 24.11.2024. It is further submitted that the petitioner has fair and clean antecedent and he has never

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46816 of 2025(2) dt.01-08-2025 2/2 been accused in similar type of offence and he is a 64 year old person and the alleged seized contraband comes in the purview of intermediate quantity.

4. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer of the petitioner.

5. Considering the aforesaid submissions and mainly the petitioner's custody period and completion of the investigation against him and also the fact that the material witnesses, who are to be examined in the trial of the petitioner, are police personnel, so, the release of the petitioner will not affect the prosecution in any manner. Accordingly, let the petitioner named-above be released 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 the court concerned in connection with Raghopur P.S. Case No. 334 of 2024.

(Shailendra Singh, J) annu/- U T