Raj Kumar v. The Union Of India Through (Narcotics Control Bureau)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58744 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-4 Year-2019 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Patna ====================================================== RAJ KUMAR S/o- Telu Ram, Resident of Village- Barani, P.S.- Nurpur Bedi, District- Roop Nagar (Punjab) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The Union of India through (Narcotics Control Bureau) ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rashid Zafar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Manoj Kr. Singh, C.G.C.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 24-11-2021 Heard both sides.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Special Case No.07 of 2019 arising out of NCB/PZU/V/04/2019 registered under Sections 8, 20, 25 and 29 of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that earlier the prayer for bail of this petitioner had been rejected by this Court vide order dated 23.01.2020 passed in Cr.Misc.No.1609 of 2021. The trial of the case is on the stage of appearance as is evident from the report received from the A.D.J.-XVII, Patna and the petitioner is in custody since 17.01.2019. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that earlier the prayer for bail of this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58744 of 2021(3) dt.24-11-2021 2/2 petitioner had been rejected on merits and now no fresh ground is there for reconsideration of the prayer made by the petitioner. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of this petitioner is once again rejected.

(Arvind Srivastava, J) Harish/- U T