Mithun Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65353 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-90 Year-2025 Thana- Bypass District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Mithun Mandal S/o Late Bochi Mandal @ Mochi Mandal Resident of Village- Baijani, Bibiya Tola, P.S.- Bypass, District- Bhagalpur, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Dr. Indiwar Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 15-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bypass P.S. Case No. 90 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Sections 20, 22 of the N.D.P.S. Act.

3. Prosecution case, in short, is that total 11 grams brown sugar has been recovered from the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case. Petitioner is in custody since 20.06.2025 and has no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. No incriminating material has been recovered from

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65353 of 2025(2) dt.15-09-2025 2/2 the conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The recovered contraband is below the commercial quantity, and hence, Section 37 of the N.D.P.S. Act is not applicable in the present case. There is no compliance of Sections 42 and 50 of the N.D.P.S. Act.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, recovered contraband being less than the commercial quantity as also the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Bypass P.S. Case No. 90 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T