Ranjit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.83807 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-289 Year-2023 Thana- SINGHESHWAR District- Madhepura ====================================================== Ranjit Kumar S/o Pawan Yadav @ Pawan Kumar Yadav Resident of Village - Bariyahi, Shankarpur, Ward No.-10, P.S.- Shankarpur, District - Madhepura. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Uday Chand Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 04-01-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case instituted for the offence under Section 21(c) of the N.D.P.S. Act and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act.

3. As per prosecution case, there has been recovery of total 1182 bottles of Codeine Cough Syrup from a Car.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He has committed no offence. Petitioner was apprehended on spot. He submitted that the petitioner has no concern with the seized Codeine like Syrup. He submitted that seized Codeine Syrup like substance does not come within the purview of commercial

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.83807 of 2023(2) dt.04-01-2024 2/2 quantity as per N.D.P.S. Act. He further submitted that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail petition. He is languishing in judicial custody since 05.10.2023.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as period of custody, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail after framing of charge, if not framed. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District and Session Judge-V-cum-Special Judge, Excise-1st, Madhepura in connection with Singeshwar P.S. Case No. 289 of 2023.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Arish/- U T