Pawan Kumar @ Pawan Kumar Paswan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88275 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-230 Year-2025 Thana- JITNA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Pawan Kumar @ Pawan Kumar Paswan S/o Hiraman Paswan Resident of Village- Bhawanipur, P.S.- Jitna, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Prateek Tandon, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Renu Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 05-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Nawal Kishore Prasad, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 8, 20(b)(ii) (B), 23(b) and 25 of the NDPS Act.
3. The case of the prosecution is that two persons were coming on a bike. They were intercepted by police. They started fleeing away leaving the bike. They were apprehended by police and from the bikes altogether 6.364 kg ganja was recovered.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that from perusal of the seizure list it is not clear as to from which bike the ganja was recovered. It has also been submitted that in any view of the matter, the contraband which has been
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88275 of 2025(3) dt.05-02-2026 2/2 recovered is though more than small quantity but is much less than commercial quantity. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner is in judicial custody since 07.09.2025 having no criminal antecedent.
5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of bail.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Jitna P.S. Case No. 230 of 2025, N.D.P.S. G.R. Case No.125 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge/Special Judge, NDPS Act, East Champaran, Motihari.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Jagdish/- U R