IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22440 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-243 Year-2025 Thana- JAYNAGAR District- Madhubani ====================================================== Abhishek Kumar @ Sonu Kumar Mahto @ Sonu Mahto Son of Vinod Kumar Mahto @ Vinod Mahto Resident of village- Jaynagar Bhelwa Tole (Betaunha) PS -Jaynagar District -Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Jitendra Kumar Bharti, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Suresh Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 4 15-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Jaynagar P.S. Case no. 243 of 2025 registered under sections 8(c), 20, 22, 22(c) and 21(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. 3. As per the prosecution case, on a search being conducted of the house of the petitioner, it is stated that 350 grams of ganja, 90 nitrazepam tablets and 12 bottles of 100 ml each of onerex syrup was recovered. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no incriminating article has been recovered from the petitioner’s possession or his house and he has been falsely implicated in the case Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22440 of 2026(4) dt.15-07-2026 2/2 because of his antecedent. He is in custody since 17.10.2025 and chargesheet has been submitted in the case. 5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State who submits that besides the narcotics substance as mentioned above having been recovered from the house of the petitioner, the petitioner has an antecedent under the NDPS Act. 6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations against the petitioner in the FIR, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and the application is rejected. 7. Liberty is granted to the petitioner to renew his prayer for bail on completing one year in custody. sauravkrsinha/- (Partha Sarthy, J) U T