Vicky Chauhan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51175 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-441 Year-2024 Thana- RAXAUL District- East Champaran ====================================================== Vicky Chauhan S/O Raju Chauhan @ Raju Mahto @ Raju Prasad Chauhan Resident of Village- Kauriya Tola, Ward No. 25 (Raxaul), Police stationRaxaul, District- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Arun Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 11-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Raxaul P.S. Case No. 441 of 2024 instituted for the offence under Sections 8(c), 20(B)(ii)(c), 21(b), 22(c) & 29 of the NDPS Act. 3.

As per prosecution case, 1.590 Kg of charas and 100 gram of brown sugar have been recovered from outside the hut.

4.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 01-02-2025. Petitioner bears three criminal antecedents, as per disclosure made in paragraph No. 3 of the bail application.

5.

It has been further submitted by the petitioner's counsel that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51175 of 2025(2) dt.11-08-2025 2/2 case. Name of the petitioner has surfaced in the case on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused, namely, Raja Hussain. Nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner mainly submits that co-accused, namely, Bhola Sah having similar allegation has been granted bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 16-04-2025, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 17856 of 2025. 6.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 7.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, period of custody of the petitioner and claim based on parity, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 8.

Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Raxaul P.S. Case No. 441 of 2024.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T