Patna High CourtCR. MISC./52869/2024bail granted

Ramchandra Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

2024-08-01Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52869 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-155 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== RAMCHANDRA YADAV S/O SALIK YADAV R/O VILLAGEDUGUTHUWA, P.S- CHAND, DISTT.- KAIMUR AT BHABUA. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Tribhuwan Narayan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anil Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-08-2024 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 N.D.P.S. Case Reg. No. 28 of 2020 arising out of Bhabua Excise P.S. Case No. 155 of 2024 dated 23.02.2024 registered for the offence/s punishable u/ss 20(b)(ii) (a) & 22 (A) of the NDPS Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 8 kg. Ganja was recovered from the possession of the petitioner while he was sitting in the Tempo with the other co-accused persons.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The said contraband is less than the commercial

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52869 of 2024(2) dt.01-08-2024 2/2 quantity. Similarly situated co-accused has already been granted bail by this court vide order dated 30.04.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 31050 of 2024. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 12.02.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

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, Kaimur at Bhabua in connection with N.D.P.S. Case Reg. No. 28 of 2020 arising out of Bhabua Excise P.S. Case No. 155 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T