Patna High CourtCR. MISC./40716/2026rejected

Vikash Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2026-07-27Mr. Justice Ramesh Chand Malviya2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40716 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-112 Year-2026 Thana- Chitragupta Nagar District- Patna ====================================================== Vikash Kumar, aged about 27 years, Male, S/o Panchanand Ray @ Pancha Rai, R/o Village - Jethuli, Ward No. 6, near Petrol Pump, P.S.- Nadi, DistrictPatna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dewanand Tiwari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Arun Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA ORAL ORDER 27-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and perused the case diary.

2. The petitioner is in custody in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 8(c), 21, 22(c), 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act.

3. As per allegation in the FIR, total 76000 ampules of silent injection, which is more than the commercial quantity, has been recovered from a Cargo Tempo bearing registration No. BR-01GD-2629.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. He next submits that the petitioner is only the driver of the said vehicle and the owner of the said vehicle is the petitioner's father and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40716 of 2026(3) dt.27-07-2026 2/2 there is no recovery from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner has got clean antecedent as stated in para-3 of the petition and he is in custody since 14.06.2026.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. On perusal of the first information report, case diary and impugned order dated 22.05.2026, it appears that the recovery of huge quantity of 7600 ampules of silent injection constitute over and above the commercial quantity under the NDPS Act, the investigation is still pending and charge-sheet has not yet been submitted and several witnesses have also supported the case of the prosecution, so I am not inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner.

7. Prayer for regular bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

(Ramesh Chand Malviya, J) Brajesh Kumar/- U T