Patna High CourtCR. MISC./52555/2024bail granted

Vijay Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2024-11-22Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52555 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-222 Year-2024 Thana- MOHANIYA District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Vijay Kumar S/o Vijay Bahadur Yadav Resident of village Badi Bazar mohnia, ward no 9, P.S. - mohania, district Kaimur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Kaushal Kishor, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jagdhar Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-11-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Mohania P.S. Case No. 222 of 2024 dated 13.04.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 8(c) and 21(a) of N.D.P.S. Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, three pieces of NRX BUPRENORPHINE INJECTION DOLPHINE each of 2 ml i.e. total 6 ml was recovered from the possession of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Learned counsel has further submitted that the seized

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52555 of 2024(4) dt.22-11-2024 2/2 contraband is of small quantity i.e. 6 ml which comes under the purview of the N.D.P.S. Act. It is further submitted that as per entry 169 of the list of the N.D.P.S. Act, the small quantity of Buprenorphine is 1 gm. and the commercial quantity is 20 gms., Similar situated co-accused person has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 28.08.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 49249 of 2024. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 14.04.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, 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, Kaimur at Bhabhua in connection with Mohania P.S. Case No. 222 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

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