Ravi Kumar Sah @ Ravi Kumar @ Ravi Sah Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Ravi Kumar Sah @ Ravi Kumar @ Ravi Sah Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Bail granted: petitioner to be enlarged on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, N.D.P.S. Act, Araria, in connection with Fulkaha P.S. Case No. 63 of 2025, subject to the conditions that one of the bailors shall be a close family member of the petitioner and that the petitioner appear on each and every date before the learned trial court.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, implicated in Fulkaha P.S. Case No. 63 of 2025 under Sections 8/20 (b) (ii) (c) of the N.D.P.S. Act on the disclosure of co-accused Arun Bahadar (from whom 115 kg of ganja was recovered), is entitled to bail.

Court's answer

The Court was inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail in connection with Fulkaha P.S. Case No. 63 of 2025, having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case.

Ratio / Principle

Enlargement on bail made subject to conditions that one of the bailors shall be a close family member of the petitioner and that the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the learned trial court.

Key takeaways

Petitioner directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge (N.D.P.S. Act), Araria, in connection with Fulkaha P.S. Case No. 63 of 2025.ratio¶19

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail — N.D.P.S. Act, Sections 8/20 (b) (ii) (c) — Fulkaha P.S. Case No. 63 of 2025, District Araria — prosecution case that 115 kg of ganja was recovered from co-accused Arun Bahadar, who disclosed the petitioner's name and two others; nothing recovered from the petitioner's possession and name surfaced only in the co-accused's statement (per counsel) — petitioner in judicial custody since 20.05.2025 — coordinate bench granted bail to similarly situated co-accused Sanjay Bahadar in Cr. Misc. No. 70482 of 2025 (per counsel) — bail granted on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, N.D.P.S. Act, Araria, with conditions that one bailor be a close family member of the petitioner and that the petitioner appear on each and every date before the trial court.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57441 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-63 Year-2025 Thana- FULKAHA District- Araria

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Ravi Kumar Sah @ Ravi Kumar @ Ravi Sah S/O- Chandan Sah VillageChainpur W.No-10, Ps- Fulkaha Dist- Araria

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vijay Kishore Bharti, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shyam Kumar Singh, APP ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER

3 12-12-2025

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Fulkaha P.S. Case No. 63 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 8/20 (b) (ii) (c) of the N.D.P.S. Act.

The case of the prosecution in short is that from one Arun Bahadar altogether 115 kg of Ganja was recovered. The said Arun Bahadar disclosed the name of this petitioner and two other.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner. Petitioner’s name has surfaced in the statement of the

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co-accused. It has also been submitted that a similarly situated co-accused, namely, Sanjay Bahadar, has been granted bail by the learned coordinate bench of this court in Cr. Misc. No. 70482 of 2025. The case of this petitioner stands on similar footing. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 20.05.2025.

The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail with the condition that one of the bailors shall be close family member of the petitioner and petitioner shall appear on each and every date in the learned trial court. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sessions Judgecum-Special Judge N.D.P.S. Act, Araria in connection with Fulkaha P.S. Case No. 63 of 2025.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)

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