Kamrul Hoda @ Md. Kamrul Hoda v. The State of Bihar
NDPS Act – Bail – Sections 8(c), 21(B)(ii)(c) and 22 – Recovery of 287.55 quintal ganja from the cowshed of the petitioner
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Patna High Court, Single Judge (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J.), Criminal Miscellaneous No.27041 of 2026, decided 08-05-2026. Kamrul Hoda @ Md. Kamrul Hoda sought bail in PS Case No.-325 of 2024, P.S. Ramgarhwa, District East Champaran, registered under Sections 8(c), 21(B)(ii)(c) and 22 of the N.D.P.S. Act; prosecution alleges 287.55 quintal ganja recovered from his cowshed. Petitioner pleaded innocence, claimed open and accessible cowshed, no recovery from possession, charge-sheet filed, custody since 18.09.2025. State opposed citing naming in F.I.R., recovery and one similar criminal antecedent. Held: bail rejected on grounds of nature of accusation, huge contraband quantity and criminal antecedent; trial court directed to conclude trial preferably within one year. Keywords: NDPS bail rejection, commercial/large quantity ganja, criminal antecedent, speedy trial direction, East Champaran.