IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87045 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-131 Year-2024 Thana- KALER District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Vijay Ray S/O Rambali Ray R/O Vill.- Saidabad, Diyar, P.S- Raghopur, Dist.- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Shalini, Advocate Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate Mr. Sanjeev Kr. Sharma, Advocate Mr. Shubendu Shekhar, Advocate Mr. Md. Khalid Quraishi, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mrs. Anita Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 12-01-2026 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with NDPS. Case No. 06 of 2025 arising out of Kaler P.S. Case No. 131 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8, 20(b)(ii)(c), 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act. 3. As per the prosecution story, on 08.10.2024, at about 2:00 a.m., the petitioner, Vijay Ray, who was serving as the co-driver of the truck, was apprehended by the police during patrolling with truck loaded with a large quantity of ganja-like substance, while the driver of the truck managed to flee from the place of occurrence. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87045 of 2025(2) dt.12-01-2026 2/3 4. The main submissions advanced by the petitioner’s counsel are that though the instant matter relates to the recovery of large quantity of ganja like material from a truck and the petitioner is alleged to be found on the truck at the time of recovery but he was bonafidely present in the said truck being co-driver having no knowledge of the seized Ganja like substance, the petitioner and the driver were informed by the transport agent that the loaded articles were cashew nuts considering that statement of the said agent the petitioner started performing his duty bonafidely, the trial of the petitioner has started and the charges were framed upon him on 26.06.2025 and he is very poor person. 5. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 6. Considering the large quantity of Ganja like substance which is said to be 540.610 Kg and admittedly the petitioner was found present in the alleged truck though he has taken the plea that he was present in that truck bonafidely without having any knowledge of the seized Ganja but upon seeing the police he tried to escape and he was apprehended by the police on chase and the said conduct goes against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to release the petitioner on Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87045 of 2025(2) dt.12-01-2026 3/3 bail. Accordingly, his prayer stands rejected. maynaz/- (Shailendra Singh, J) U T