Patna High CourtCR. MISC./82273/2024bail rejected

Salma Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar

2025-01-10Mr. Justice Jitendra Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82273 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-73 Year-2024 Thana- Sikandarpur District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Salma Khatoon wife of Late Babloo Khan, R/O Mohalla- Mithanpura, P.S.- Mithanpura, Dist.- Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raju Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Upendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 10-01-2025 Heard Ld. counsel for the petitioner and Ld. APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sikandarpur P.S. Case No. 73 of 2024 dated 17.07.2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) and 21(b)(c) of the N.D.P.S. Act.

3. As per the allegation, the accused/petitioner Salma Khatoon was apprehended with 391 gm smack and as per further allegation, the smack was going to be delivered to the co-accused Sanjay and Parwej Khan.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that petitioner is a lady and she has clean antecedent. He further submits that petitioner is in custody

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82273 of 2024(3) dt.10-01-2025 2/2 since 17.07.2024.

5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the petition that petitioner has never moved before this Hon'ble Court for grant of Anticipatory bail or Regular bail.

6. However, Ld. APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the petitioner for bail submitting that the contraband seized from the conscious possession of the petitioner is more than commercial quantity and offence is serious in nature, supported by material on record.

7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, I am not persuaded to enlarge the petitioner on bail.

8. Accordingly, the prayer of the petitioner for bail stands rejected.

(Jitendra Kumar, J.) ravishankar/- U T