Amarjeet Paswan @ Guddu @ Anarjeet Paswan Guddu @ Anarjeet Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67675 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-283 Year-2021 Thana- JOKIHAT District- Araria ====================================================== AMARJEET PASWAN @ GUDDU @ ANARJEET PASWAN GUDDU @ ANARJEET PASWAN Son of Late Vijali Paswan Resident of Village - Jiyawaj (Jawaj, Jaoj), P.S.- Mahnar, District - Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anil Prasad Singh, Advocate Mr. Vijay Kishore Bharti, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Yogendra Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 04-01-2023 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under sections 8, 20 (b)(ii) C, 22, 23, 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act .

As per the prosecution case, on the vehicle being driven by the petitioner being searched, 93.62 kgs of Ganja was recovered.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the earlier prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected vide order dated 9.5.2022 (Annexure-1). The petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the case. He is in custody since 14.6.2021 and has no criminal antecedent. There is no chance of the trial concluding in the near future.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67675 of 2022(3) dt.04-01-2023 2/2 A report was called for from the learned trial Court. As per the report received contained in letter dated 12.12.2022 of the learned Sessions Judge, Araria, charge has been framed on 1.7.2022 and out of the six charge-sheeted witnesses two have been examined on behalf of the prosecution. Heard learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the recovery of 93.62 kgs of Ganja from the car being driven by the petitioner, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and the application is rejected.

Learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and to conclude the same at the earliest, preferably within a period of six months from the date of communication of this order. (Partha Sarthy, J) avinash/- U T