Raushan Kumar @ Roushan Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56651 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-149 Year-2025 Thana- MANSI District- Khagaria ====================================================== Raushan Kumar @ Roushan Yadav S/o Shyam Lal Yadav R/o - vill.- Rahiyar, P.S. Mansi, Distt. - Khagaria.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Amresh Kumar Sinha, Adv.
For the State :
Mr. Md. Fahimuddin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-08-2025 Heard Mr. Amresh Kumar Sinha, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Mr. Md. Fahimuddin, learned APP for the State.
2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with N.D.P.S. Spl. Case No. 18/2025 arising out of Mansi P.S. Case No. 149 of 2025 dated 20.06.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8 and 20(b) (ii) (B) of the N.D.P.S. Act.
3. The main submissions advanced by the petitioner's counsel are that the instant matter relates to the recovery of 2.1 kg of ganja like substance from the kiosk (gumti) situated near Maa Katyayani Astahan and the petitioner has been made accused mainly on the basis of suspicion, as he along with other accused persons was allegedly seen fleeing by the police, except
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56651 of 2025(2) dt.19-08-2025 2/3 this, there is nothing to connect the petitioner with the recovery of the alleged contraband and he was not apprehended at the spot. It is further submitted that the petitioner himself surrendered before the trial court and has been languishing in jail since 28.06.2025, having clean past history and he never remained involved in any type of recovery of alleged contraband earlier. It is lastly submitted that the seized recovered contraband comes in the purview of intermediate quantity.
4. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
5. In the facts and circumstances of this case, as well as considering the aforesaid submissions and mainly the petitioner's defence that the alleged kiosk (gumti) from which the alleged contraband is said to have been recovered does not belong to him, and also the fact that he has been made accused mainly on the basis of having been seen fleeing near the alleged place of recovery, coupled with the petitioner's fair and clean antecedent, this Court is inclined to release him on bail. Accordingly, let the petitioner named-above be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56651 of 2025(2) dt.19-08-2025 3/3 satisfaction of the concerned Court in connection with N.D.P.S. Spl. Case No. 18/2025 arising out of Mansi P.S. Case No. 149 of 2025.
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