Case brief
What is this about?
Bail application, NDPS Act Sections 8/21(b)/25 and 29; recovery of two grams smack; Ahiyapur P.S. Case No. 1759 of 2023, District Muzaffarpur; petitioner Vinod Paswan s/o Rambriksh Paswan; advocate Ganesh Prasad Singh; APP Anil Kumar Singh No. 1; custody since 27.12.2023; chargesheet submitted; co-accused Amar Paswan granted bail by Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Muzaffarpur on 20.02.2024; similarly situated co-accused bail in Cr. Misc. No. 25202 of 2024; bail after framing of charge; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties; 15-day deadline for framing of charge; conditional release if charge-sheet not submitted; physical presence before Trial Court; Coram: Justice Ramesh Chand Malviya; decision date 03-05-2024; Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 21498 of 2024.
What did the court decide?
Release of petitioner Vinod Paswan on bail after framing of the charge in connection with Ahiyapur P.S. Case No. 1759 of 2023, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Muzaffarpur; trial court to complete framing of charge within 15 days; if the charge-sheet has not been submitted, petitioner to be released on bail with a physical-presence condition before the Trial Court on each date till conclusion of the framing-of-charge proceeding.