The Patna High Court granted regular bail to the petitioner, who was in judicial custody, in a case under the NDPS Act, directing verification of seized medicines against the statutory Schedule.
Release of the petitioner on bail on furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70050 of 2024
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-188 Year-2024 Thana- SONBERSA District- Sitamarhi
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Rajesh Kumar Son Shatrudhan Mahto Resident of Village- Sonbarsa, P.S.Sobarsa, Distt.- Sitamarhi (Bihar)
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Atul Dayal For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Shantanu Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER
2 08-10-2024
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and
learned APP for the State.
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contain the contraband. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Moreover, he is languishing in judicial custody since 02.07.2024.
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that case, petitioner will be granted bail.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)
Shubham/- U T
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to regular bail in the NDPS case pending verification of seized medicines.
Whether the seized articles fall within the definition of narcotics or psychotropic substances under Section 2 of the NDPS Act.
The procedure for verifying the Schedule of the NDPS Act to determine the eligibility for bail.
2 provisions across 1 enactments
Rajesh Kumar
The State of Bihar
Ashok Kumar Pandey
As recorded by the court registry
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