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Dharmendra Rai @ Dharmendra Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC25 Jul 2025CR. MISC./6415/2025

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Petitioner sought pre-arrest bail in an NDPS case involving recovery of 2.700 kg of ketamine hydrochloride injection from a co-accused's house. Noting his clean antecedents and parity with co-accused already granted bail, the court granted anticipatory bail with conditions under BNSS s. 482(2).

What did the court decide?

Anticipatory bail: petitioner to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties of like amount, subject to s. 482(2) BNSS conditions.

Dharmendra Rai @ Dharmendra Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Narcotics (NDPS) | Patna HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6415 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-815 Year-2024 Thana- SONEPUR District- Saran

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====================================================== DHARMENDRA RAI @ DHARMENDRA KUMAR S/O GANESH RAI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- PAHLEGA SAHPUR DIYARA, P.S- SONEPUR, DISTRICT- SARAN, BIHAR- 841101.

... ... PETITIONER/S

VERSUS

THE STATE OF BIHAR

... ... OPPOSITE PARTY/S

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====================================================== Appearance :

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For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shilpi Keshri , Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Uday Chand Prasad , APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

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4 25-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the

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State .

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Petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 21 (C) , 22(C) , 25 , 25 , 29 of the NDPS Act.

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3 . The prosecution case in brief, is that on the alleged date and time of occurrence , on secret information a raid was conducted in which it was found that all the F.I.R., named accused persons including this petitioner are indulged in trade

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6415 of 2025(4) dt.25-07-2025 2/3

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of banned medicine in huge quantity beyond limit of commercial unit and as such, 2.700 kg of ketamine hydrochloride injection was recovered from house of coaccused Ganesh Rai and other co-accused persons are associates of Ganesh Rai.

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It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged. The name of the petitioner transpired during course of investigation . No incriminating article has been recovered from possession of petitioner and he has got no concern with the alleged recovery . Petitioner claims clean antecedent. Similarly situated co-accused persons have already granted bail by this Court vide order dated 25.04.2025 in Cr. Misc. No. 12 of 2025

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5 . Learned counsel for the State opposed the bail

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petition .

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6 Considering the aforesaid facts, clean antecedent of the petitioner and other circumstances of the case , in the event of arrest or surrender within eight weeks from today, let the petitioner, as named above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sessions

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6415 of 2025(4) dt.25-07-2025 3/3

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Judge-cum-Special Judge (NDPS Act), Saran at Chapra in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case No. 815 of 2024 , subject to the conditions laid down under section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023 .

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(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)

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Koushik/-

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Dharmendra Rai @ Dharmendra Kumar v. The State of Bihar

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