Dhaneshar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71559 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-114 Year-2021 Thana- BARACHATTI District- Gaya ====================================================== 1.

Dhaneshar Singh Son of Mangal Singh @ Mangar Singh Resident of Village - Khaira, P.S.- Barachatti, District - Gayaji. 2.

Talo Singh Bhokta @ Talo Singh Son of Mahavir Singh Bhokta @ Bharoshi singh Resident of Village - Khaira, P.S.- Barachatti, District - Gayaji. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Dilip Kumar No. 1, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8(b), 18, 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

3. As per F.I.R., these petitioners, along with other named accused persons, were involved in cultivation of opium on the forest land.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. Petitioners are neither owners of the land in question nor have got any concern with the alleged recovery. Petitioners have been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71559 of 2025(2) dt.13-10-2025 2/2 made accused in this case only on suspicion. Petitioners claim clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering backdrop of the case, nature of accusation and clean antecedent, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioners in the event of their arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, NDPS Act, Gayaji in connection with Barachatti P. S. Case No. 114 of 2021, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T