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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57508 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-82 Year-2025 Thana- MOUZAHIDPUR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Kaushal Kishore Kumar Son of Late Pramod Mandal Village- Goradiah, Ps- Goradiah, Dist- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajive Ranjan Singh For the State : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 3 07-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.
2. In this case, the petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Mojahidpur P.S. Case No. 82 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Section 111 of the BNS and Sections 8(C), 21(b) and 22 of N.D.P.S. Act, 1985
3. As per the prosecution story, total 12.50 grams of brown sugar was recovered from the house of the petitioner’s aunt (mausi).
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Recovery has been made from the house of petitioner’s aunt (mausi) and not from the conscious possession of the petitioner.
Learned counsel has further submitted that similarly situated co- accused person, namely, Sonu Kumar Singh has been granted privilege of regular bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Hon’ble Court
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57508 of 2025(3) dt.07-01-2026 2/2 vide order dated 26.11.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 63916 of 2025 and case of this petitioner stands on similar footing as in the case of co-accused, Sonu Kumar Singh. The petitioner is a person of clean antecedent and is in custody since 02.07.2025.
5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail.
6. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above-named be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District and Sessions Judge, Bhagalpur in connection with Mojahidpur P.S. Case No. 82 of 2025, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court.
7. Before accepting the bail bond, the learned Court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that he is involved in any case other than the present one, his bail bond shall not be accepted.
priyanka/- (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) U T