IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25432 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2026 Thana- JOGBANI District- Araria ====================================================== Chotu @ Nandu Paswan S/o Chandu Paswan R/o Village- Indranagar Tikuliya Basti, Ward No.10, P.S- Jogbani, Dist- Araria. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Gopal Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Sunil Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 22-04-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Jogbani P.S. Case No. 12 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 8(c)/21(b) of the NDPS Act. 3. Considering the nature and gravity of the allegations under the NDPS Act, this Court is of the considered view that the present application for anticipatory bail is not maintainable. Accordingly, the same stands dismissed. mantreshwar/- (Purnendu Singh, J) U T