Brajesh Kumar @ Brijesh Kumar @ Bajesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86899 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-131 Year-2024 Thana- YADOPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Brajesh Kumar @ Brijesh Kumar @ Bajesh Kumar S/o- Bikram Yadav @ Vikram Yadav Village- Shyampur Kotaraha P.S- Nautan District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Ms. Madhuri Lata, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 07-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Jadopur (Yadopur) PS Case No. 131 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 8, 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act. 3.

Prosecution allegation, in short, is that there is recovery of four (4) kgs ganja from the possession of the petitioner.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Charge-sheet been submitted in this case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86899 of 2024(2) dt.07-01-2025 2/2 further submits that petitioner has no concern with the recovered contraband. The recovered contraband is below the commercial quantity. Hence, Section 37 of the N.D.P.S. Act is not applicable in the present case. The petitioner is in custody since 08-082024 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Sections 42 and 50 of the N.D.P.S. Act. 5.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, recovery below commercial quantity, clean antecedent of the petitioner, and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7.

Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Jadopur (Yadopur) PS Case No. 131 of 2024.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T