Dhananjay Singh @ Golu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57832 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-237 Year-2021 Thana- CHHATAUNI District- East Champaran ====================================================== DHANANJAY SINGH @ GOLU SINGH S/o- Late Manoj Kumar Singh R/o Village- Majurahan, P.S.- Turkauliya, District- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar Bihar 2.

Union of India India ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vishwajeet Kumar Mishra, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Shail Kumari, CGC Dr. Ajit Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 09-05-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under sections 420, 467 and 468 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 8, 20(6) (d)(ii)(c), 25 and 23 of the NDPS Act.

As per the prosecution case, on the vehicle in question being stopped for search, it is stated that accused persons made an attempt to escape but the petitioner was chased and caught. One of the the accused escaped. On search 190 kgs of ganja was recovered from the vehicle.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case as a result of altercation between the driver and the police. No

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57832 of 2021(3) dt.09-05-2022 2/2 incriminating article has been recovered from his possession or his vehicle. Referring to the FIR, it is submitted that there has been violation of section 50 of the NDPS Act. The petitioner is in custody since 9.6.2021 and has no criminal antecedent. The application for bail is opposed by learned counsel for the Union of India.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the recovery of 190 kgs of ganja from the vehicle owned by the petitioner and the petitioner having been caught at the place of occurrence, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and the application is rejected.

Learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial. (Partha Sarthy, J) Bibhash/- U