Rohit Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49681 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-60 Year-2025 Thana- KASBA District- Purnia ====================================================== Rohit Kumar Yadav S/O Bali Yadav R/o Naya Tola Rautara, Ward no. 1, P.S.- Rautara, District- Katihar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Raju Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Humayou Ahmad Khan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Special (NDPS) P.S. Case No. 136 of 2025 arising out of Kasba P.S. Case No. 60 of 2025 dated 28.02.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 317(4), 317(5), 316(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) of the BNS and section 21(b), 22(b) of the NDPS Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused person were apprehended by the villagers, while they were snatching chain from a woman and the villagers handed over to police, thereafter police took them with their
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49681 of 2025(2) dt.19-08-2025 2/3 motorcycle to police station where at their instance, police recovered total 11.93 grams of Smack like substance from the motorcycle.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The seized contraband is less than the commercial quantity. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 01.03.2025.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner who had no valid authorization for keeping the said contraband.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Purnea in connection with Special (NDPS) P.S. Case No. 136 of 2025 arising out of Kasba P.S. Case No. 60 of 2025, with following condition/s:- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49681 of 2025(2) dt.19-08-2025 3/3 present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T