Chitranjan Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Patna rejected the bail application of a petitioner accused of offences under the N.D.P.S. Act involving recovery of 1137 kg of ganja. The court held the applicant not entitled to bail under Section 37 due to the quantity recovered and listed for trial within one year.
What did the court decide?
None; the petitioner is not entitled to bail and the matter is rejected.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5871 of 2019
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-230 Year-2018 Thana- KHAGARIA District- Khagaria
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Chitranjan Kumar Son of Ramjiwan Mahto Resident of Village – Telani, P.S. Bithan, District Samastipur
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Advocate Mr. Ashok Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Anand Mohan Prasad Mehta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
4 29-04-2019
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to bail in a narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances case involving 1137 kg of ganja recovered.
Whether non-compliance of Sections 42 and 50 of the N.D.P.S. Act entitles the petitioner to bail despite lack of antecedents.
Whether the petitioner qualifies for bail relief under Section 37 of the N.D.P.S. Act given the quantity of narcotic drugs recovered.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Chitranjan Kumar
- respondent
The State of Bihar
Coram
Sudhir Singh
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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