Bhrigunath Rai @ Anil Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81755 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-346 Year-2025 Thana- PATRAKARNAGAR District- Patna ====================================================== Bhrigunath Rai @ Anil Yadav Son of Radhey Rai @ Radhe Ray @ Shri Radhey Ray R/o Village - Mirampur, P.S. - Raghopur, Dist. - Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Aryan Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Jai Narain Thakur ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Patrakar Nagar P.S. Case No. 346 of 2025 dated 03.09.2025 registered for the offence/s punishable u/ss 8B and 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act and Section 111(2)(b) of the B.N.S.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 1.975 kgs ganja was recovered from the possession of the petitioner and coaccused person, Amarnath Kumar while one co-accused namely Ravi Kumar fled away.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81755 of 2025(2) dt.27-11-2025 2/3 this case. The said contraband is less than the commercial quantity. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged offence. The other co-accused person has already been granted bail by this court vide order dated 15.10.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 73574/2025. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent in as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 03.09.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner by submitting that the petitioner has no valid authorization for keeping the said contraband.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Patna in connection with Patrakar Nagar P.S. Case No. 346 of 2025, with the condition:- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81755 of 2025(2) dt.27-11-2025 3/3 cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T