Prince Jaiswal @ Prince Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Anticipatory bail – NDPS Act, Sections 20(b)(ii)(B)/23(b)/25
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.36342 of 2025, decided 11-02-2026 by Anil Kumar Sinha, J. Anticipatory bail under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B)/23(b)/25 of the NDPS Act, arising out of Kundwa Chainpur Police Station Case No. 140 of 2023, District East Champaran, refused. 5.1 kg Ganja recovered from co-accused Sajid Hussain; Rs. 50,000/- cash and a mobile recovered from Chandra Bhushan Kumar, who in his statement confirmed he came with money on instructions of the petitioner Prince Jaiswal @ Prince Kumar; petitioner held prima facie part of Ganja trafficking on the basis of co-accused's confessional statement; application dismissed; IO's personal appearance dispensed with.
What did the court decide?
The confessional statement of the arrested co-accused person may be the basis for further investigation against the petitioner, who prima facie appears to be a part of Ganja trafficking.