Granting bail request. The High Court dismissed a petition for anticipatory bail under the NDPS Act due to the gravity of the charges and recovery of significant drug quantities from the petitioner's vehicle, refusing privilege.
Petition for anticipatory bail dismissed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62555 of 2019
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-82 Year-2019 Thana- BAUSI District- Purnia ====================================================== RAJIV KUMAR S/o- Late Biswanath Ray R/o- Sundarpur, P.S.- Shalimpur, District- Patna.
... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Manoj Kumar Ambastha, Advocate. For the Opposite Party: Mr. Sanjay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER
2 17-10-2019
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62555 of 2019(2) dt.17-10-2019 2/2
antecedents.
(Vikash Jain, J)
Ibrar//-
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to anticipatory bail given the gravity of the offences under the NDPS Act and the recovery of ganja from his vehicle.
Whether the reliance on vehicle ownership instead of arrest at the spot warrants granting anticipatory bail in large quantity drug cases.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Rajiv Kumar
The State of Bihar
Vikash Jain
As recorded by the court registry
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