Jitendra Kumar Yadav @ Jimmi @ Master v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47279 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-397 Year-2024 Thana- HUSSAINGANJ District- Siwan ====================================================== Jitendra Kumar Yadav @ Jimmi @ Master, S/O Late Shardanand Yadav, Resident of Pakwaliya, P.S.- Hussainganj, Dist.- Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Anil Chandra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Anant Kumar 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 08-10-2025 Heard Mr. Anil Chandra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Anant Kumar 1, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Hussainganj P.S. Case No.397 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 310(4) and 310(5) of B.N.S. , Sections 25(1-B)(a), 26 and 35 of the Arms Act and Sections 8(c) and 21(b) of the N.D.P.S. Act.
3. The case of the prosecution is that from the pocket of the petitioner, altogether 79 purias of smack like material was recovered.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. From perusal of the seizure list it will transpire that the weight of the contraband
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47279 of 2025(4) dt.08-10-2025 2/2 is not given in the seizure list. It has also been submitted that similarly situated co-accused Sheikh Munna @ Shekh Munna from whose possession 36 purias was recovered has been granted bail by learned Co-ordinate Bench vide order dated 18.06.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 15618 of 2025. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that in any view of the matter the contraband which has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner is though more than small quantity but much less than commercial quantity. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 10.11.2024.
5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the application for bail.
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 Sessions Judge, Siwan, District-Siwan in connection with Hussainganj P.S. Case No. 397 of 2024.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T