Bittu Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court (Sandeep Kumar, J, oral order, 01-05-2026) dismisses anticipatory bail application of Bittu Kumar in CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23901 of 2026 arising from Chitraguptanagar P.S. Case No. 01/2026 (NDPS Spl. Case No. 03/2026, dated 03.01.2026) under Section 111 BNS 2023 and Section 21(c) N.D.P.S. Act; 30 litres of codeine allegedly recovered from petitioner, who is named in the co-accused's confessional statement and has four criminal antecedents; State (Uday Chand Prasad, APP) opposed; refusal made in light of State by the Inspector of Police v. B. Ramu, 2024 SCC Online SC 4073.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail refused: considering the facts of the case and in light of the Supreme Court decision in State by the Inspector of Police v. B. Ramu (2024 SCC Online SC 4073), the court was not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.