Sujeet Kumar @ Mangroo Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.75741 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-171 Year-2021 Thana- DIDARGANJ District- Patna ====================================================== Sujeet Kumar @ Mangroo Singh S/o Raj Ballav Singh R/o Village- Rai Bagh, Kachi Dargah, P.S.- Didarganj, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. N.K. Agarwal, Sr. Advocate Mr.Arvind Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Prem Kumar Jha, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 11-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. Perused the case diary.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in Special (NDPS) Case No. 95 of 2021, arising out of Didarganj P.S. Case No. 171 of 2021, instituted for the offences under Sections 8(c), 20(b) and 29 of the NDPS Act.
3. Prosecution allegation, in short, is that total 49.42 Kg. Ganja has been recovered from the house of the petitioner.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioner is in custody since 15.07.2025 and has got no criminal antecedent. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. Learned counsel further submits
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.75741 of 2025(5) dt.11-02-2026 2/2 the alleged recovery has been made from different portion of the joint house of the petitioner. The petitioner confessed his guilt before the Police, which has no evidentiary value in the eye of law.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. Learned A.P.P. submits that recovered contraband is above the commercial quantity, hence, there is bar under Section 37 of the N.D.P.S. Act.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and recovery of contraband beyond commercial quantity coupled with embargo under Section 37 of the N.D.P.S. Act, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
7. The prayer is rejected.
8. Learned Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) manish/- U T