Patna High CourtCR. MISC./65352/2025rejected

Murari Kumar @ Murari Mandal @ Murari Kumar Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

2026-02-27Justice Smt. Soni Shrivastava2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65352 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-36 Year-2025 Thana- Bankebazar District- Gaya ====================================================== Murari Kumar @ Murari Mandal @ Murari Kumar Mandal Son of Bideshi Mandal Resident of Village - Latkuta, P.S.- Dhangai, District - Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shivendra Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Binod Kumar No.3, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 27-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 20 and 22 of the N.D.P.S Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, 463 gm of brown sugar was recovered from the motorcycle in question and petitioner along with other was apprehended on the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the recovery has been made from the motorcycle which does not belong to the petitioner and is registered in the name of the wife of the coaccused. Further, there is no independent witness to the search and seizure and the petitioner has been languishing in custody since 14.03.2025 with no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the bail on the ground that 463 gm of brown sugar was recovered which is commercial quantity and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65352 of 2025(3) dt.27-02-2026 2/2 the FSL report also confirms it to be a brown sugar.

6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the allegation of commercial quantity which has been recovered from his conscious possession, this court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. As such, the application is rejected.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) vashudha/- U T