IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57548 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-8 Year-2025 Thana- N.C.B (GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL) District- West Champaran ====================================================== Jitendra Singh S/o Sahab Singh Resident of Village - Dara Bojhi, P.O.- Banbirpur, P.S. - Tiloria Kotwali, District - Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Union of India through Zonal Director Narcotic Control Bureau, Patna, Ministry of Home Affairs. India ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Alexander Ashok, Advocate For the State : Mr. Jitendra Kumr Singh, APP For the UOI : Mrs. Shail Kumari, CGC ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 2 19-08-2026 Heard the parties. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with N.D.P.S. Case No. 29 of 2026 arising out of N.C.B. Crime No. N.C.M./PZU/V/08/25 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 8(c), 18(b) and 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act. 3. It has been informed at the outset by the learned APP Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, that the petitioner has already been declared absconder after he failed to heed to the notices sent earlier. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57548 of 2026(2) dt.19-08-2026 2/2 4. Considering the aforesaid facts, it would be appropriate that the petitioner seek bail, the anticipatory bail application stands rejected. vinayak/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U T