Aryan Jha @ Aryan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56326 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-163 Year-2025 Thana- JOGSAR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Aryan Jha @ Aryan S/o Brajesh Kumar Jha R/o Village- Anadipur, P.S.- Kahalgaon, District- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ankit Raj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Gulnar Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 15-11-2025 Heard the parties.
2. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Jogsar P.S. Case No. 163 of 2025 for the offence punishable under Sections 21(C), 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act lodged on 02.07.2025 by the informant, Chitranjan Prasad.
3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that during patrolling duty, two persons were intercepted moving on a bullet motorcycle, they were Anupam Kumar and Amit Kumar and from the plastic bag of Amit Kumar, 11 bottles of 100 ml each codine syrup as also smart phone were recovered/seized while from Anupam Kumar, cash amount was recovered. They gave the name of the person who escaped as Rishu Kumar and further, informed that the purchase was made from this petitioner. This led to the FIR/arrest.
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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is a student having no role to play in the matter, has clean antecedent, is in custody since 02.07.2025, those apprehended have been extended relief by the learned Sessions Judge itself.
5. Learned APP opposes the prayer for bail submitting that he was the person from whom the alleged purchase took place.
6. Taking into account the submission of the parties as also that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner, he has clean antecedent and is in custody since 02.07.2025, in that background, this Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of bail with conditions.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Bhagalpur in connection with Jogsar P.S. Case No. 163 of 2025 subject to the following conditions: (i) one of the bailor should be the family member/relative of the petitioner who shall provide official document to show his/her bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive
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(iii) the petitioner shall appear before the concerned police station every fortnight for one year to mark his attendance and after the end of the period, the certificate shall be submitted before the Trial Court failing which steps shall be taken for the cancellation of the bail bonds; (iv) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(v) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds. (Rajiv Roy, J) Adnan/- U T