Atilal Sk @ Atilal S.K v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61872 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-22 Year-2025 Thana- BALRAMPUR District- Katihar ====================================================== Atilal Sk @ Atilal S.K S/o Setabuddin Sekh R/o Village - Vamantola, Post - Sahabazpur, Sub District - Kaliachak - III, PS - Kaliachak, District - Malda, State - West Bengal, PIN - 732201 ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Kumar Gaurav, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Anita Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 09-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 8(c) and 21(b) of the N.D.P.S. Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that altogether 60.30 grams of smack was recovered from a vehicle. The petitioner was driving that vehicle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that actually, the petitioner had given life to two persons and as the police arrived, those persons fled

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61872 of 2025(2) dt.09-09-2025 2/2 away from the car. He is not concerned in any way with the alleged contraband. It has also been submitted that though the amount of the contraband which has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner is more than small quantity but is much less than commercial quantity. A statement has been made in para-3 of this petition that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. Moreover, he is languishing in judicial custody since 01.02.2025.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of regular bail.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Balrampur P.S. Case No. 22 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge, Katihar or Concerned Court.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Shubham/- U T