Dashrath Singh Bhokta Vs The State of Bihar

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40902 of 2026

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-220 Year-2025 Thana- BARACHATTI District- Gaya

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Dashrath Singh Bhokta S/o- Dhneshwar Singh Bhokta Resident of VillageSankhwa, PS- Barachatty, District- Gaya,

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... ... Petitioner

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Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Gajendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Rajendra Singh, APP ======================================================

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... ... Opposite Party

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER

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2 24-06-2026

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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APP for the State.

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The accused-petitioner, named in the F.I.R., is apprehending his arrest in connection with Barachatti P.S. Case No. 220 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8, 17(c) & 18(c) of the N.D.P.S. Act.

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As per FIR, police recovered 60 kg. Doda from Sankhwa forest.

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Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that from FIR itself, it can be gathered safely that mere on the basis of suspicion, this petitioner was implicated alongwith co-accused Ramji Singh Bhokta. It is submitted that admittedly recovery of Doda was made

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from Sankhwa Forest, which is an open place and

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40902 of 2026(2) dt.24-06-2026 2/3

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accessible by general public and, therefore, except suspicion, nothing survives against this petitioner qua recovery of present Doda, which is prohibited under the N.D.P.S. Act.

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While concluding argument, learned counsel submitted that petitioner is a man of clean antecedent.

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Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

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In view of the aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of the fact as admittedly recovery of Doda was made from an open place, where petitioner prima facie appears implicated with aforesaid recovery on the basis of suspicion/secret information received by informant, accordingly, above-named petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks from this order, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing of bail bond of Rs.10,000/(ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge-cumSpecial Judge, NDPS Act, Gaya Ji/concerned court in connection with Barachatti P.S. Case No. 220 of 2025,

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40902 of 2026(2) dt.24-06-2026 3/3

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subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C/Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (in short “B.N.S.S.”).

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(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J)

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Rajeev/-

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