Manish Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.91657 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-940 Year-2024 Thana- BIHTA District- Patna ====================================================== Manish Kumar S/o Mahendra Ram @ Mahesh Ram R/o vill - Fatehpur, P.S.- Didarganj, Distt.- Patna, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Ankit Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Madan Kumar, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 17-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bihta P.S. Case No. 940 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 8(C), 21 (C) and 22 (C) of the Narcotics Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
3. Earlier vide order dated 19.08.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 58310 of 2025, regular bail of the petitioner was rejected by this Court considering the recovery of contraband beyond commercial quantity.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 07.10.2024 without any rhymes or reason. Learned counsel for the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.91657 of 2025(2) dt.17-01-2026 2/2 petitioner further submits that other co-accused has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 05.08.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 34490 of 2025.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for grant of bail.
6. There is no fresh ground to consider the bail petition of the petitioner.
7. In view of the above, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is again rejected with a direction to the court below to expedite the trial and conclude the same expeditiously preferably within a period of six months from today. If the trial is not concluded within the period of six months, as stated above, the petitioner will be at liberty to renew his prayer before the court below.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) manish/- U T