Bhim Subedi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67288 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-80 Year-2025 Thana- SONBERSA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Bhim Subedi S/o Ram Krishna Subedi R/o Village- Hari Yon Ward No. 03, P.S.- Sindhuli, District- Sarlahi (Nepal) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Uday Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 12-01-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Sonbarsa P.S. Case No. 80 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8, 20(b), (ii), © of the NDPS Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that, the informant had received information that ganja is to be smuggled from Nepal to India. For verification of the said information, the informant along with his associates reached the place and apprehended them. On being searched, 27 kg of ganja like substance was recovered from the gunny bags.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He has further submitted that nothing was recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. He is a person of clean antecedents and has been in custody since 03.03.2025. He

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67288 of 2025(2) dt.12-01-2026 2/2 has also submitted that, on exactly similar footing, co-accused persons namely, Naveen Bhandari and Sujan Manjhi have been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 02.12.2025 in Cr. Misc. No. 66196 of 2025.

5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above-named, is directed to furnish bail bond and on doing so, the court below shall release the petitioner on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge (NDPS Act), Sitamarhi in connection with Sonbarsa P.S. Case No. 80 of 2025, subject to the following conditions that the petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court.

7. Before accepting the bail bond, the learned court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that he is involved in any other case except the present one, his bail bond shall not be accepted. (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) Nirmal/- U T