Ram Nath Malakar @ Ram Nath Prasad v. The Union Of India Through Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence (Dri) Regional Unit Patna

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.54576 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-8 Year-2021 Thana- D.R.I District- Patna ====================================================== Ram Nath Malakar @ Ram Nath Prasad S/O Late Ramsinghasan Malakar R/O Village- Chhoti Sasaram, Po- Gajrajganj, Ps. Udwantnagar, Dist. Bhojpur, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The Union Of India Through Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence (dri) Regional Unit Patna Bihar, Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Praveen Kumar Agrawal For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dr. K.N.Singh ( A.S.G) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 08-11-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Special (NDPS Act) Case No. 68/2021 arising out of DRI F. No. DRI/LZU/PRU/718(II)/ENQ-08/2021 instituted for the offence under Sections 20, 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act. Prosecution case relates to recovery of total 1203.940 kg of ganja like intoxicating substance from a truck bearing Reg. No. WB33-B3516 and this petitioner was arrested on spot. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this present case. A statement has been made in para-3 of this petition that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. Moreover, he is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54576 of 2023(4) dt.08-11-2023 2/2 languishing in judicial custody since 11.07.2021. Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail and submitted that the petitioner is named in FIR and huge quantity of ganja has been recovered which is much more than commercial quantity as per NDPS Act. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and considering the nature of allegation, this court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and, as such, his prayer for bail stands rejected.

The trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same as soon as possible.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Manishkumar/- U T