IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2002 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-532 Year-2023 Thana- KUCHAIKOTE District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Awadh Kumar Yadav, S/o Late Motilal Yadav, R/o Village - Rampur Tengari, P.S - Yadopur, District - Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Saurav Kumar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Dilip Kumar No. 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 3 01-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Kuchaikote P.S. Case No. 532 of 2023 dated 31.10.2023 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 20(B), II(C), 23, 25 and 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act. 3. The allegation is of recovery of 12.5 kg of Charas from a bag which was being carried by co-accused Rajesh Yadav and Awadh Kumar Yadav (petitioner). 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. It is submitted that the petitioner was not even present at the place of alleged occurrence and he was not on the motorcycle with co-accused Rajesh Yadav. In fact, Rajesh Yadav is a co-villager of the petitioner and the petitioner had already sold his motorcycle to Rajesh Yadav on 16.08.2023 i.e. three Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2002 of 2026(3) dt.01-04-2026 2/2 months fifteen days prior to the alleged date of occurrence. The petitioner is in custody since 01.11.2023, having two criminal cases against him and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case. 5. Learned A.P.P for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 6. Vide order dated 20.01.2026, a report about the present stage of the trial was called for which has been received. The trial court in its report has stated that the trial is likely to be concluded within a period of six months. 7. In such view of the matter, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. 8. Accordingly, the prayer of the petitioner for grant of bail application is rejected. 9. The Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and take all endeavor to conclude the trial at the earliest, preferably, within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. prabhat/- (Khatim Reza, J) U T