IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17488 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-193 Year-2024 Thana- KURSAILA District- Katihar ====================================================== Sanjay Mandal S/o- Rashiklal Mandal R/v- Balthi Maheshpur, PS- Kursela, Distt- Katihar ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Renuka Ratnakar (App.125) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 5 15-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in Kursela P. S. Case No. 193 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 8, 20(B)(ii)(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. 3. On a secret information, a raid was conducted and 58 kg Ganja was recovered from the house of co-accused Bahru Mandal and one Sumo Gold vehicle. Co-accused Bahru Mandal was apprehended on the spot who disclosed that 2-3 persons successfully fled away from the place of occurrence. Petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. but his name transpired during course of investigation and has got one criminal antecedent of similar nature. 4. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17488 of 2026(5) dt.15-07-2026 2/2 of the case and criminal antecedent, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is refused. Navya/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T