Shiv Shankar Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74745 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-288 Year-2024 Thana- SURSAND District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Shiv Shankar Sahni S/o- Ravindra Sahni Resident of Village- Sursand, Ward No.7, P.S.- Sursand, Dist- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Jha, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Raj Ballabh Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 06-02-2025 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Sursand P.S. Case No. 288 of 2024 registered for the offence under Sections 20(b) (ii)(B)/29/23(b) of the N.D.P.S. Act and sections 25(1-b)(a), 26 and 35 of the Arms Act, lodged on 16.06.2024 by the informant Rajesh Kumar.

3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that on information of contraband material coming from the border, a team was formed and intercepted the accused and from the polythene there is recovery/seizure of one and half kg 'ganja' as also the arms/cartridges. Accordingly, the F.I.R.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the quantity is below the commercial one and as such, he deserves bail.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74745 of 2024(3) dt.06-02-2025 2/2

5. Learned APP on the other hand opposes the prayer for bail submitting that a perusal of paragraph no.3 would show that not only he is accused in seven criminal cases, one of the case include the N.D.P.S. Act.

6. Considering the aforesaid submission/allegation that has come against the petitioner, for the present this Court is not inclined to extend him the privilege of bail, accordingly, the bail application stands rejected.

(Rajiv Roy, J) vinayak/- U T