Patna High CourtCR. MISC./59327/2024bail granted

Monu Singh @ Aditya Raj v. The State Of Bihar

2024-08-31Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59327 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-876 Year-2023 Thana- RAMKRISHNANAGAR District- Patna ====================================================== MONU SINGH @ ADITYA RAJ S/O Ram Niwash Singh R/O Bhagwatnagar N.R.L. Near Petrol Pump, P.S- Agamkuan, Distt.- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bhaskar Shankar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Lalan Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 31-08-2024 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 Ramkrishna Nagar P.S. Case No. 876/2023 dated 25.12.2023 registered for the offence punishable u/s 8(c), 21(c), 25 and 29 of the N.D.P.S Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 506 grams of smack was recovered from the lap of the co-accused, Abhishek Kumar Gupta who was sitting in the car. The coaccused, Yuvraj was riding on the motorcycle. The apprehended co-accused persons disclosed that the

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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 26.12.2023. The similarly situated co-accused has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 14.05.2024 in Cr. Misc. No. 26354 of 2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner by submitting that the seized contraband is commercial quantity. 6.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner above-named, 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, Patna in connection with Ramkrishna Nagar P.S. Case No. 876/2023.

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7. The application stands allowed.

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