Dinesh Kumar Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51679 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-415 Year-2021 Thana- DHANARUA District- Patna ====================================================== Dinesh Kumar Sharma S/o Ram Narayan Das @ Ram Narain Das R/o village- Ghogha Pakki Sarai, P.S. - Ghogha, Distt. - Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ranjan Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Yogendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 09-08-2024 The present petition is by way of third attempt at the behest of the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Dhanarua P.S. Case No. 415 of 2021, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(c) and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985 inasmuch as the petitions filed by the petitioner earlier, for grant of bail have all stood rejected.

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The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that upon the informant having received secret information that ganja was being carried on a white car from Arah to Bhagalpur, the informant along with his police team started checking vehicles near Charpolwa on Patna-Gaya main road,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51679 of 2024(3) dt.09-08-2024 2/3 during the course whereof, the police force apprehended a car, from which the accused persons including the petitioner herein were apprehended and upon search, 59 kgs. of ganja was recovered.

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The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is languishing in custody since 30.11.2021 and there is no progress in the on going trial inasmuch as after framing of the charges on 23.05.2022, only one prosecution witness has been examined out of total seven chargesheeted witnesses, hence it is submitted that in case this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, at least the trial be expedited. 4.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and taking into account the materials available on record, this Court finds that there is no change in circumstance so as to warrant reconsideration of the prayer of the petitioner for grant of regular bail, hence the present petition

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51679 of 2024(3) dt.09-08-2024 3/3 stands dismissed, however, the trial court is directed to expedite the trial.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) S.Sb/- U T