Patna High CourtCR. MISC./68110/2025bail rejected

Radheshyam Hajara v. The State Of Bihar

2025-09-19Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68110 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-651 Year-2024 Thana- SIKARPUR District- West Champaran ====================================================== Radheshyam Hajara Son of Surendra Hajara R/O Village - Viswa, Ward No.- 5, P.S.- Prahari Chowki, Viswa, District - Parsa (Nepal) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bimlesh Kumar Pandey, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Gauri Shankar Gupta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 19-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Shikarpur P.S. case No. 651 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 8/20(b)(ii)(c) & Section 23(c) of the N.D.P.S. Act and Section 178 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. As per prosecution case, the police has recovered total 1.822 Kilogram Charas from the Swift Dzire vehicle bearing Regd. No. BR22AZ-7276. The police has also recovered counterfeit currency from the alleged vehicle.

4. The petitioner has renewed his prayer for grant of regular bail which was earlier rejected on merit by this Court vide order dated 17.02.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 7545 of 2025, taking into account the recovery of the contraband being

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68110 of 2025(2) dt.19-09-2025 2/2 beyond the commercial quantity.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 17.09.2024. He further submits the charge has not been framed as yet and, thus, there is no likelihood of conclusion of trial in near future. He further submits that the co-accused Subhas Prasad Kushwaha has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 22.08.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 22178 of 2025.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this Court finds that there is no new ground to reconsider the bail application of the petitioner afresh.

7. In that view of the matter, the present application is again rejected with a direction to the court below to expedite the trial and conclude the same expeditiously.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) rishi/- U T