Brajesh Kumar @ Brajesh Yadav v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.17071 of 2026, decided 11-03-2026 by Justice Sourendra Pandey (oral order). Bail application under Sections 8(c), 8(a), 21(b) of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act; Special Case No. 273 of 2025 / Jankinagar P.S. Case No. 307 of 2025, District Purnia. Recovery of 39.00 grams brown sugar from co-accused Gaurav Kumar; petitioner named in co-accused's disclosure; no recovery from petitioner; co-accused already granted bail by coordinate Bench on 22.01.2026; three criminal antecedents; custody since 30.09.2025. Bail allowed on Rs. 10,000 bond with two sureties, conditional bail including fortnightly reporting to Superintendent of Police for nine months. Keywords: NDPS bail, smack/brown sugar recovery from co-accused, named in disclosure statement, criminal antecedents, conditional bail, SP reporting condition.
What did the court decide?
Release on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge (N.D.P.S.) Act, Purnea, subject to conditions: (i) one bailor a close relative and the other a local resident; (ii) presence on each date fixed by the Court below; (iii) cancellation of bail bonds on absence on two consecutive dates or violation of bail terms; (iv) verification of criminal antecedents without delaying acceptance of bail bonds; and (v) appearance before the Superintendent of Police within fifteen days of release and every two weeks thereafter for nine months, with a certificate to be filed before the court concerned.