Singeshwar Paswan @ Sindheshwar Paswan @ Sidheshwar Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71827 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-290 Year-2022 Thana- BAKHARI District- Begusarai ====================================================== Singeshwar Paswan @ Sindheshwar Paswan @ Sidheshwar Paswan S/O Late Saryug Paswan Resident Of Village- Shakarpura, Ward No- 10, Jailakh, P.S.- Bakhri, District- Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sandip Kumar Gautam For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Bhanu Pratap Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 13-03-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 8/20(b) (ii) (A) (B) of the N.D.P.S. Act.

The prosecution story is that the informant got secret information about illegal trading of Ganja, thereafter, he reached at the place of occurrence and apprehended the petitioner along with co-accused Krishna Kumar. On search, 200 gram ganja from possession of this petitioner and 1.2 kg ganja from the possession of co-accused were seized by the police. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71827 of 2022(2) dt.13-03-2023 2/2 falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery of ganja and the same was lesser than commercial quantity as per N.D.P.S. Act. A statement has been made in para-3 of the petition that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. It is further submitted that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 15.9.2022.

Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Bakhri P.S. Case No. 290 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge, Begusarai. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Manish/- U T