IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8490 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-362 Year-2025 Thana- KOCHADHAMAN District- Kishanganj ====================================================== Dhananjay Kumar Singh S/O Late Rajendra Prasad Singh Resident of village - Sahpur Ward No.6, P.S. - Kochadhaman, District - Kishanganj ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Raj Kumar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Arun Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 16-02-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Special Case No.218/2025, arising out of Kochadhaman P.S. Case No.362/2025, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 8, 20(B)IIB of NDPS Act and Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. 3. In the nature of allegation, as alleged in the FIR, the Court is not inclined to extend the privilege of regular bail to the petitioner, as it is alleged that apart from liquor, 4.530 kilograms of Ganja was also recovered from the Veranda of the house of the petitioner though the recovery of NDPS is not a commercial quantity but then is more than small quantity and petitioner has antecedent of two cases, as such, if privilege of regular bail Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8490 of 2026(2) dt.16-02-2026 2/2 granted to the petitioner, the petitioner may abscond, hence the regular bail application of the petitioner is rejected. 4. However, the petitioner would be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail after framing of charge. amit/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T