Chhotu Kumar @ Mayank Kumar Vs The State of Bihar

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Satyendra Narayan Singh, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER

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2 19-02-2025

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

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In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in connection with Kursela P.S. Case No. 104 of 2016 registered for the alleged offences under Sections 20/22 of N.D.P.S. Act.

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As per prosecution case, during night patrolling police party found three persons and two motorcycle in suspicious condition and surrounded them. Two persons fled away and one co-accused Navin Kumar was apprehended who disclosed the name of this petitioner and co-accused Manish Kumar, who fled away from the spot. On further query, the police came to know that these persons have been transferring the packets of ganja from the motorcycle to a hut. On search of

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6436 of 2025(2) dt.19-02-2025 2/4

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the hut, recovery of 520.100 kg of ganja was made.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. The name of the petitioner transpired on the basis of disclosure statement of co-accused Navin Kumar and the said co-accused has been granted bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 01.03.2017 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 3255 of 2017. The petitioner is innocent and got no involvement in the present case. The petitioner has no concern either with the motorcycle or hut in question. In fact, the petitioner is having no knowledge about lodging of the case against him. After coming to know about the present case, the petitioner surrendered on 28.09.2024 before the court concerned and since then he is in custody. There is no material to connect the petitioner with the offence as alleged. Nothing came up against the petitioner even during investigation. The petitioner is having antecedent of one case under Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act and charge sheet has been submitted in this case.

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Learned APP opposes the submission made on behalf of the petitioner. Learned APP submits that the petitioner has been avoiding appearance before the court for eight years and huge recovery of contraband has been made.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6436 of 2025(2) dt.19-02-2025 3/4

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Having regard to the facts and circumstances and submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the fact that no recovery has been shown from the conscious posession of this petitioner and further considering the apparent lack of substantive material to connect the petitioner with the offence as alleged and further considering the submission of charge sheet, period of custody of the petitioner and also the grant of bail to co-accused person, who was apprehended from the spot, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge, Katihar/concerned Court in connection with Kursela P.S. Case No. 104 of 2016, subject to the conditions mentioned in Section 437(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and also the following conditions :

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