Gauri Shankar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62115 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-180 Year-2024 Thana- NAUGACHIA District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Gauri Shankar Yadav Son of Kishori Yadav Resident of Village - Pastpar Ward No.9, P.S. - Saur Bazar, District -Saharsa ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Amarnath Jha, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Ram Naresh Ray, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-09-2024 Heard learned counsels for the parties.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 21(C), 22(C) and 25 of the N.D.P.S. Act.
3. As per prosecution case, this petitioner is registered owner of the vehicle from which huge quantity of Codeine cough syrup has been recovered.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner has falsely been implicated merely because he happens to be owner of the vehicle in question. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of this petitioner.
5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62115 of 2024(2) dt.30-09-2024 2/2 the petitioner and submitted that huge quantity of codeine cough syrup has been recovered from the vehicle of which this petitioner is registered owner. It is further submitted that petitioner has also got four criminal antecedents out of which one is of similar nature.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, nature of accusation, the fact that huge quantity of codeine cough syrup has been recovered from the vehicle of which this petitioner is registered owner and criminal antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T