IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40396 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-504 Year-2024 Thana- PAHARPUR District- East Champaran ====================================================== Aurangjeb khan Son of Lal babu khan Resident of village - Maduaha, P.S.- Nautan, District- West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Abhishek Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Md. Aslam Ansari, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 19-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Paharpur P.S. Case No. 504 of 2024 (NDPS Case No. 59 of 2025) instituted for the offences under Sections 111(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 8, 20(b)(ii)(C), 23(C), 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act. 3. Earlier, vide order dated 17.09.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 67677 of 2025, regular bail of the petitioner was rejected by this Court considering the recovery of contraband beyond commercial quantity with direction to the learned court below to expedite the trial and conclude the same expeditiously. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 13.11.2024 Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40396 of 2026(2) dt.19-06-2026 2/2 without any rhymes or reason. He further submits that co- accused Ravi Kumar Dubey @ Rabi Dube has been granted regular bail by this Bench vide order dated 05.08.2025 passed in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 22105 of 2025. 5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for grant of bail. 6. There is no fresh ground to consider the bail petition of the petitioner. 7. In view of the above, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is again rejected with a direction to the court below to expedite the trial and conclude the same expeditiously. manish/- (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) U T