Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.78853 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-484 Year-2020 Thana- KESARIA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Santosh Kumar S/O Late Devdhari Prasad Yadav @ Late Dewdhari Ray R/O Village- Siswa Kharar, P.S- Kalyanpur, Distt.- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Abhishek Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajit Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-11-2025 Heard Mr. Abhishek Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Ajit Kumar, learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with NDPS Case No.64 of 2025 arising out of Kesariya P.S. Case No. 484 of 2020 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 399, 402, 414 of the Indian Penal Code; Sections 25(1-b)a, 26, 35 of the Arms Act and Sections 20 and 22 of NDPS Act.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 900 grams of charas along with one country made pistol was recovered from the possession of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has renewed for grant of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78853 of 2025(2) dt.28-11-2025 2/3 regular bail after his bail applications were rejected/disposed of vide order dated 12.05.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No.27827 of 2021 and order dated 23.08.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No.17058 of 2023. Learned counsel informs that he has received information that the petitioner will furnish bail bond amounting to twice the amount of the price of the drug in international market. He has been informed that the petitioner will furnish a bond equal to the amount of rupees two crores. Petitioner is in custody since 05.12.2020 and the trial is at the very initial stage, which information the petitioner has given in paragraph no.18 of the bail application. On these grounds, petitioner seeks to be released on bail.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. He submitted that petitioner has seven criminal antecedents and it appears that he is a veteran criminal and, as such, he don't deserve to be released on regular bail.

6. Considering the nature of allegation made against the petitioner in the FIR and also the fact that petitioner has seven criminal antecedents, out of which, one is of similar nature, i.e., Kesariya P.S. Case No.484 of 2020, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the present

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78853 of 2025(2) dt.28-11-2025 3/3 bail application stands dismissed.

(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T