Manki Kunwar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.63243 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -254 Year- 2016 Thana -NOKHA District- SASARAM (ROHTAS) ======================================================

1. Manki Kunwar, W/o Late Dhananjay Singh, Resident of VillageMahapur, P.S.- Nokha, District- Rohtas. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bhaskar Shankar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Atul Chandra ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 15-01-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.

Petitioner, already in custody, seeks bail in connection with Nokha P.S. Case No.254 of 2016, registered under Sections 8(C), 20(B), 22, 27(A) and 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act. Allegation in brief is that 124 Kgs. of Ganja was recovered from the house of the petitioner.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the samples extracted from the seized Ganja was not according to the law as Ganjas were taken out from each packet and mixed, so there is bleak chance of conviction. He further submits that the Ganja was kept there by one other co-accused Sanjay Bharti. Having considered the huge quantity of Ganja

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.63243 of 2017 (3) dt.15-01-2018 2 /2 recovered from the house of the petitioner, the prayer of bail of the petitioner is rejected in connection with Nokha P.S. Case No.254 of 2016, pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-IV, Sasaram, District Rohtas.

However, the trial court is directed to expedite the trial and preferably conclude the same within a year. (Arun Kumar, J.) S.Kumar/- U T