IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43624 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-71 Year-2026 Thana- BHAIRAVSHTHAN District- Madhubani ====================================================== Manish Kumar S/O Surya Narayan Mahto @ Surya Narayan Mehta R/O Village- Sadanandpur, P.S- Bhaptiyahi, District- Supaul. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Pramod Mishra For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Akshay Lal Pandit ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 06-07-2026 Heard the parties. 2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Bhairabasthan P.S. Case No. 71 of 2026 registered for the offence under Sections 8/20(b)(ii)(c)/22(c)/25 of the NDPS Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, the recovery is of 144.85 kg of Ganja. 4. The petitioner is in custody since 9.5.2026. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a professional driver and he was asked by one Ranjeet Kumar to drive his vehicle and in the said vehicle the recovery was made. He further submits that the petitioner has no knowledge about the Ganja being carried in the said vehicle. 6. Considering the quantum of recovery, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43624 of 2026(2) dt.06-07-2026 2/2 7. Accordingly, this application stands dismissed. Vikas/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U