Patna High Court

Brij Kishore Kumar Singh @ Braj Kishore SinghversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 31 March 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: SANDEEP KUMAR

Holding

The Court held that bail could not be granted and dismissed the petitioner's bail application.

Summary

The petitioner, Brij Kishore Kumar Singh, was arrested in connection with NDPS Case No. 24 of 2025 for alleged possession of 20.2 kg of ganja. He has been in custody since 25 July 2025 and has two prior criminal antecedents. He applied for regular bail before the Patna High Court. The prosecution highlighted the large quantity of narcotics recovered and the petitioner’s criminal history. Considering these factors, the Court was not inclined to grant bail and dismissed the bail application.

Issues considered

Whether regular bail should be granted to an accused in an NDPS case involving a large quantity of narcotics and prior criminal antecedents

Legislation cited

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — s. 20(b)(ii)(C)

Subjects

bail
NDPS Act
drug possession
large quantity of narcotics
criminal antecedents

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12962 of 2026
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-373 Year-2025 Thana- UDWANTNAGAR District- Bhojpur
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                 Brij Kishore Kumar Singh @ Braj Kishore Singh S/o Late Ram Ayodhya
                 Singh Resident of Village- Masarh, PS- Udwant Nagar, Distt.- Bhojpur, Bihar



                                                                                ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
                 The State of Bihar


                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr. Surendra Kumar Singh, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr. Kalyan Shankar, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

3   31-03-2026                  Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

                                2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with

                   NDPS Case No. 24 of 2025 arising out of Udwantnagar P.S.

                   Case No. 373 of 2025 registered for the offence under Section

                   20(b) ii (C) of the N.D.P.S. Act.

                                3. As per the prosecution case, the recovery is of 20.2

                   kg of ganja from the petitioner.

                                4. The petitioner is in custody since 25.07.2025,

                   having two criminal antecedents.

                                5. Considering the recovery of huge quantity of ganja

                   and the criminal antecedents of the petitioner, this Court is not

                   inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
            Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12962 of 2026(3) dt.31-03-2026
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                                   8. Accordingly, this application is dismissed.



                                                 (Sandeep Kumar, J)
khushbu/-

U      T

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