Shatrughan Yadav @ Shatrudhan Yadav @ Satrohan Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.75170 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-212 Year-2025 Thana- SAHEBPUR KAMAL DistrictBegusarai ====================================================== Shatrughan Yadav @ Shatrudhan Yadav @ Satrohan Yadav S/o- Narayan Yadav R/v- Muradpur Ps- Birpur Dist- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs. Vaishnavi Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shahabuddin Azeem @ S. Azeem, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 13-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 8 (c) and 21 (b) of N.D.P.S. Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, 35 gram of smack like substance was recovered from the back pocket of the petitioner.

4. The submissions on behalf of the petitioner is that the petitioner was running a hotel on lease and a false recovery of 35 grams of smack like substance has been shown from the back pocket of the petitioner and the source of such information that the petitioner would be carrying some intermediate amount of smack in pocket, has also not been disclosed. Further, the petitioner was taken into custody during the day time and yet no independent witness is there on the seizure list. Further, the petitioner is in custody since 23.07.2025 and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.75170 of 2025(5) dt.13-02-2026 2/2 has no criminal antecedent and the charge sheet has also been submitted.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the bail petition.

6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that the recovery of the substance is a little over small quantity but much less than commercial quantity and coupled with the fact that there is no independent witness to the search and seizure, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Sahebur Kamal P.S. Case No. of 212 of 2025, subject to the conditions that : (i) One of the bailors will be his close relative/family members.

(ii) The petitioner shall remain physically present in court on each and every date during trial and in the event of failure on two consecutive dates without sufficient reasons, his bail bonds shall be liable to be cancelled by the learned court concerned. (Soni Shrivastava, J) vashudha/- U T