Satish Kumar @ Tantan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48028 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-714 Year-2024 Thana- BIDUPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Satish Kumar @ Tantan son of Binod Ray @ Vinod Rai Resident of Village -Chechar Kutubpur Police Station -Bidupur, District-Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sunil Prasad, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anuj Kumar Shrivastava, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 23-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail registered for the offence punishable under Sections 8, 20(b)(ii) (B) and 29 of the NDPS Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that at the time of vehicle checking, two persons on a bike started fleeing away. One was apprehended and one managed to escape. The apprehended person was identified as Akhilesh Kumar and from his possession, altogether 12.73 grams of herion/kota was recovered.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48028 of 2026(2) dt.23-07-2026 2/3 petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case.He further submits that the apprehended person disclosed the name of one Gajendra Rai, from whose possession 172.41 grams of heroin was recovered. He further submits that Akhilesh Kumar disclosed the name of the present petitioner as the person who had fled from the spot. Nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The name of the petitioner has surfaced only on the basis of the confessional statement of coaccused Akhilesh Kumar. Save and except for the confessional statement of co-accused Akhilesh Kumar, there is no material against the petitioner. Moreover, a statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 22.04.2026.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48028 of 2026(2) dt.23-07-2026 3/3 Sessions-cum-Special Judge NDPS Act, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Bidupur P.S. Case No. 714 of 2024. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T