Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.77917 of 2025, decided 22-01-2026 by Rajesh Kumar Verma, J.: bail granted to Ajay Kumar, in custody since 27.07.2025 in Bairgania P.S. Case No. 162 of 2025 (Sitamarhi) under Sections 8(c) and 21(b) NDPS Act, 1985, involving recovery of 120 bottles of cough syrup alleged to be less than commercial quantity; contention of non-compliance of Sections 42 and 50 noted; charge sheet filed; bail bond Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties to satisfaction of Special Judge, Sitamarhi, subject to trial-attendance, non-tampering and antecedent-verification conditions. Keywords: NDPS bail; cough syrup recovery; less than commercial quantity; Section 37 embargo; clean antecedent.
What did the court decide?
Release on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, Sitamarhi, subject to conditions: co-operation in trial and physical presence on dates fixed (failure on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason entails cancellation), no tampering with evidence or witnesses, and verification of criminal antecedents by the court below without delaying acceptance of bail bonds.