Sidhnath Paswan v. The State Of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
In this criminal miscellaneous petition, the Patna High Court rejected bail for the petitioner charged with carrying 68 kg of ganja under the NDPS Act. The court held that as the quantity exceeded the commercial limit, the petitioner was not entitled to bail under Section 37. The High Court also directed the trial court to conclude the trial within six months.
What did the court decide?
Prayer for bail rejected; trial directed to conclude within six months.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6757 of 2019
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-54 Year-2018 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Gaya
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Sidhnath Paswan Son of Subhash Paswan, resident of Village Vamapali, presently residing at Milki Kothi (Masarh), P.S.- Udwantnagar, DistrictBhojpur
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Syed Mojibur Rahman For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Dashrath Mehta ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER
5 17-07-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP
for the State.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to bail in a case involving commercial quantity of ganja where procedural requirements under Sections 42 and 50 of the NDPS Act were not complied with.
Whether the High Court should direct the trial court to conclude the trial within six months.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Sidhnath Paswan
- respondent
The State of Bihar
Coram
SUDHIR SINGH
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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