Anil Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.28739 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -86 Year- 2016 Thana -JAGDIHSPUR District- BHOJPUR ====================================================== Anil Singh S/o late Jai Narayan Singh Resident of Vill- Kaura P.S.- Jagdishpur, Dist- Bhojpur.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajani Ranjan Pd. Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Prem Kumar Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 11-08-2016 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner is languishing in custody since 20.03.2016 in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8(C) and 20(B) of NDPS Act.

The prosecution case is that the petitioner was coming on motorcycle when the police tried to stop but he escaped and on chase he was apprehended and from the carrier of the motorcycle 10 kgs. of Ganja were recovered. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the recovery is between small and commercial quantity. A statement has been made in paragraph 3 of the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28739 of 2016 (2) dt.11-08-2016 2/2 Considering the quantity of recovery, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at preset in connection with N.D.P.S. Case No. 06 of 2016 arising out of Jagdishpur P.S. Case No. 86 of 2016 pending in the court of learned Sessions Judge, Bhojpur at Ara.

Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected.

The petitioner will be at liberty to renew the prayer for bail after completing ten months in custody. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) DKS/- U T