Rajiv Kumar Sahani @ Rajiv Sahani v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.78330 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-98 Year-2024 Thana- JOGBANI District- Araria ====================================================== Rajiv Kumar Sahani @ Rajiv Sahani S/o- Late Bhola Sahani Resident of Village- Khajurbari ward no 5, PS-Jogbani, Dist-Araria ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Krishna Chandra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Gauri Shankar Gupta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State .
2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 21, 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
3 . As per prosecution case, 43 litre illicit cough syrup was recovered from the spot, and all the accused persons including this petitioner are alleged to have fled away from the place of occurrence .
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case only on the basis of suspicion and no incriminating material has been recovered from possession of the petitioner. Petitioner is neither driver nor owner of the vehicle in question . Similarly situated
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78330 of 2024(2) dt.18-01-2025 2/2 co-accused person has already granted bail by this Court vide order dated 11.09.2024 in Cr. Misc. No. 57013 of 2024 . 5 . Considering the fact that similarly situated coaccused person has already granted bail by this Court and circumstances of the case and clean antecedent, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his 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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, NDPS Act, Araria in connection with Jogbani P. S. Case No. 98 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure .
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