Patna High CourtCR. MISC./41553/2016bail granted

Neeraj Jha @ Dhiraj Kumar Jha v. State Of Bihar And ANR

2016-12-06Mr. Justice Rakesh Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.41553 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -475 Year- 2016 Thana -KATIHAR District- KATIHAR ====================================================== Neeraj Jha @ Dhiraj Kumar Jha S/o- Late Baidyanath Jha, R/o- Krishna Nagar (Dumrikhal), P.S.- Sahayak, Distt.- Katihar. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. The Union of India through Narcotic Department. .... .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Rajendra Prasad Nat ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 06-12-2016 Heard Sri Sanjeev Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Rajendra Prasad Nat, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor and Sri Manoj Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the informant.

The petitioner, who is in custody since 19.07.2016 in Katihar Sahayak P.S. Case No.475 of 2016 registered for the offence under Sections 20, 22 of the N.D.P.S. Act, has prayed for grant of bail.

It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. It has also been argued that recovered Ganja is total weighing 2.300 Kg, which is lesser than the commercial quantity. He further submits that the petitioner is having clean antecedent.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41553 of 2016 (5) dt.06-12-2016 2/2 This fact has been stated in paragraph-3 of the petition. Learned Addl. Public Prosecutor and learned counsel for the informant have opposed the prayer for bail. However, keeping in view the clean antecedent of the petitioner as well as quantity of recovered Ganja, let the petitioner, namely, Neeraj Jha @ Dhiraj Kumar Jha, be released on bail 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 ( Special Judge), Katihar in connection with Katihar Sahayak P.S. Case No.475/2016.

(Rakesh Kumar, J) NKS/- U T