Nand Kishore Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61194 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-13 Year-2016 Thana- ECONOMIC OFFENCES, BIHAR District- Patna ====================================================== NAND KISHORE SINGH Son of Late Ramprit Singh Resident of Village - Pakari, P.S.- Bihian, Distt.- Bhojpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anuj Kumar, Advocate Mr. Aditya Pandey, Advocate For EOU :

Mr. V.N.P. Sinha, Sr. Advocate Mr. Vijay Anand, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Mushtaque Alam, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 20-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner has renewed his prayer for bail in a case registered under sections 8, 20(b)(ii)(C), 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act.

As per the prosecution case, 587.70 kgs of ganja was recovered from a special chamber constructed behind the cabin in the truck. The same was kept in 26 sealed gunny bags and the petitioner was also sitting in the truck.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the earlier application for bail of the petitioner was rejected vide orders dated 27.4.2017 and 28.11.2018 i.e. Annexure-1 series to the petition.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61194 of 2021(4) dt.20-04-2022 2/2 As per the report received contained in letter dated 20.12.2021 from the learned trial Court, nine out of eleven witnesses have been examined on behalf of the prosecution. Pursuant to the oral instructions received it is submitted by learned senior counsel appearing for the Economic Offences Unit that all the witnesses on behalf of the prosecution have been examined and the case is fixed for argument. Heard learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegation against the petitioner together with the progress in the trial in the learned trial Court, 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 and to conclude the same expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of communication of this order. (Partha Sarthy, J) Prakash/- U