Butai Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.64700 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-259 Year-2018 Thana- KARAHGAR District- Rohtas ====================================================== Butai Singh, Son of Ram Awdhesh Singh, Resident of Girdharpur, P.S.- Karaghar, District- Rohtas, Bihar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sudha Chandra For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Umeshnand Pandit ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 06-12-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner seeks bail in Kargahar P.S. Case No. 259 of 2018 instituted for the offence under Section(s) 20(b)(II)(c), 21, 25 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and psychotropic Substances Act.

It is alleged in the written report that on getting secret information that after purchasing Ganja from village Girdharpur one person was to come out on motorcycle, raiding party arrived at the place of occurrence and started checking the vehicles. Seeing the police party, one person started running away but on chase he was arrested by the police, who disclosed his name as Lallan Ram. On search 500gm Ganja was recovered from his possession. He disclosed that he had purchased aforesaid Ganja

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.64700 of 2018(3) dt.06-12-2018 2/2 from Butaie Singh (petitioner) and remaining Ganja is also with him. Thereafter at the instance of Lallan Ram, police made search in the house of petitioner and recovered 10kg and 120gm of Ganja, which was kept in three packets. Petitioner was found present in the house. Thereafter seizure-list was prepared. Seizure-list bears the signature of petitioner. Considering the recovery of huge quantity of Ganja, from the house of petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. Accordingly, prayer for bail of petitioner is rejected.

The trial court is directed to expedite the trial and make efforts to conclud the same as early as possible preferably within six months from the date of receipt of copy of order. Petitioner is given liberty to renew prayer for bail after six months in the event trial is not concluded within aforesaid period.

(Sanjay Priya, J) rakhi/- U T