Aman Kumar @ Maklu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85458 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-766 Year-2024 Thana- PURNEA SADAR District- Purnia ====================================================== Aman Kumar @ Maklu son of Mahadev Choudhari Resident Of Village- Sani Mandir, Aena Mahal, Ward No. 37, Ps- Sadar, Dist- Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Md. Aslam Ansari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 25-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Special (NDPS) Case No.63 of 2025, CIS No.63 of 2025, arising out of Sadar P.S. Case No.766 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 8(c), 21(c), 25 & 29 of the NDPS Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that altogether 356 gm of brown sugar were kept in plastic packet and the same was recovered from the possession of this petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that as per the seizure list, the weight of the contraband is with plastic. It is not clear from the seizure list

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85458 of 2025(3) dt.25-03-2026 2/2 as to what was the amount of the contraband which was recovered with the plastic. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that earlier the bail petition of the petitioner was rejected by the learned Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 36383 of 2025.

5. A report from the learned trial court has been called for regarding the stage of trial and from perusal of the same dated 09.03.2026 it is clear that out of six witnesses five witnesses have been examined and the trial is at its fag end.

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

7. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage, however, the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail after three months if the trial is not concluded. Learned trial court is directed to conclude the trial within the said period.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) durgesh/- U T