Baijnath Singh Bhokta @ Baijnath Singh v. The State of Bihar
Anticipatory bail – NDPS Act, Sections 8(B), 18 and 29
Case brief
What is this about?
Baijnath Singh Bhokta @ Baijnath Singh v. The State of Bihar; Patna High Court, CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32376 of 2026 (arising out of Barachatti P.S. Case No. 56 of 2026, District Gaya); decided 07-05-2026 by S. B. Pd. Singh, J. Anticipatory bail granted in NDPS Act case (Sections 8(B), 18, 29) concerning illegal opium cultivation on ~1.10 acres of protected forest land; no incriminating recovery from petitioner; release on Rs. 10,000 bail bond with two sureties, one bailor a close relative, subject to Section 482 B.N.S.S. conditions. Keywords: NDPS Act, opium cultivation, protected forest land, anticipatory bail, Section 482 BNSS, Gaya, Barachatti.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to be released on bail on arrest or surrender within four weeks from receipt of the order, on bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each before the learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, NDPS Act, Gaya Ji, in connection with Barachatti P.S. Case No. 56 of 2026, subject to conditions under Section 482 of B.N.S.S. and with one bailor being a close relative of the petitioner.