IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14040 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-242 Year-2025 Thana- HARLAKHI District- Madhubani ====================================================== Pradeep Kumar Yadav @ Pradip Kumar Yadav S/o Ram Bharosh Yadav R/o Village- Jathi, PS- Jathi, District- Dhanusha, Nepal ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Gagan Deo Yadav, Adv. Mr. Vinod Kumar, Adv. Mr. Udeshya Kumar Yadav, Adv. Mr.Rajesh Kumar, Adv. Mr. Ravi Prakash, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Ram Priya Sharan Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANSUL ORAL ORDER 3 01-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Harlakhi P.S. Case No. 242 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections-20 & 22 of the N.D.P.S. Act. 3. As per allegation, the petitioner was arrested at the spot with 52.3 kg. of Ganja kept in two plastic bags. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is one of the persons whereas large number of persons succeeded in fleeing away. Thus the recovery can not be said from the petitioner. 5. Learned APP has opposed the prayer for bail. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14040 of 2026(3) dt.01-04-2026 2/2 6. Considering the fact that Ganja in commercial quantity was recovered from the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner and accordingly, the same is rejected. 7. However, the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail after six months. A.K.V.//- (Ansul, J) U T