Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.64975 of 2023, oral order dated 07-02-2024 by Sunil Dutta Mishra, J: second regular bail application under Sections 8, 20(b) (11) (c) and 22 N.D.P.S. Act (N.D.P.S. Case No. 22 of 2020 / Bihpur (Bhawanipur) P.S. Case No. 366 of 2020, Bhagalpur) after seizure of 93 kilograms of ganja, more than commercial quantity, from the secret chamber of a Honda City car; earlier bail rejected 07.01.2022 in Cr. Misc. No. 34125 of 2021; Trial Court reported trial completable within about six months; bail application dismissed; trial court directed to conclude trial expeditiously — petitioner in custody since 16.09.2020.
What did the court decide?
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the Court was not inclined to grant the privilege of regular bail to the petitioner and dismissed the (second) bail application.