Jitendra Manjhi @ Jitendra Kumar @ Crezy v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail, Section 482(2) BNSS; NDPS Act Sections 8, 21, 29 and 25; smack recovery of 21.2 grams in 41 sachets from co-accused, below smaller quantity; no prima facie conscious physical possession of petitioner; Manjhagarh P.S. Case No. 43 of 2026, District Gopalganj; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties; counsel's pleas of smaller quantity (50 grams), one-year maximum sentence/bailable nature and clean antecedents recorded; decided 17-06-2026 by Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner directed to be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks, on bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of BNSS and a further condition not to involve in similar offences till conclusion of trial.