Purushottam Kumar @ PuruShottam YadavversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15181 of 2026
                    Arising Out of PS. Case No.-9 Year-2025 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP.
                                                    District- Madhubani
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                 Purushottam Kumar @ PuruShottam Yadav S/o- Santosh Kumar @ Santosh
                 Kumar Yadav @ Santosh Yadav R/v- Nahar Chowck Atari Ps- Laukahi Dist-
                 Madhubani                                             ... ... Petitioner/s
                                               Versus
                 The State of Bihar                           ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :    Mr. Bhavesh Kumar Sah, Advocate
                                          :    Ms. Archna Aanand, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :    Mr. Ram Naresh Ray, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RITESH KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

3   01-04-2026                      Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the

                   learned APP for the State.

                                    2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in

                   connection with C.R. (CO) Case No. 09 of 2025, for allegedly

                   having committed offence under Sections 18(C), 27(b)(ii) and

                   27(d) of the Drug and Cosmetic Act.

                                    3. As per the prosecution case, the Drug Inspector

                   Sadar Hospital Madhubani filed a complaint case bearing C.R.

                   Case No. 09 of 2025 against the petitioner and others alleging

                   therein that in the light of letter no. 250, dated 29.03.2025 of

                   Assistant Drug Controller, Madhubani, the officials of the

                   raiding party seized some medicines and the same were handed

                   over to the S.H.O., Laukahi Police Station, District- Madhubani,

                   for which, a first information report was lodged bearing Laukahi
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          P.S. Case No. 58 of 2025 for offences under Sections 8, 21(c)

          and 22(c) of the N.D.P.S. and subsequently on 29.03.2025, the

          investigating team arrived at Laukahi Police Station and asked

          for the copy of the first information report and thereafter, the

          present case has been lodged.

                          4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits

          that for the same offence, two FIR have been lodged. The

          petitioner has been granted regular bail by the Co-ordinate

          Bench of this Court in Laukahi P.S. Case No.58 of 2025, vide

          order dated 18.06.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 37806 of 2025.

          The petitioner is only a driver of the auto, from which the

          alleged medicine is said to have been seized. Further, two other

          persons, namely, Amod Kumar Yadav and Prem Kumar Pandit

          have voluntarily came and claimed the medicines, which have

          been seized from the spot, therefore, it cannot be said that the

          medicines belong to the petitioner. The petitioner has got one

          criminal antecedent i.e. Laukahi P.S. Case No. 58 of 2025, for

          the same offence, in which he is on bail.

                          5. The learned APP for the State vehemently

          opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

                          6. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties

          and considering the fact that the petitioner is a driver and for the
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                     same occurrence, two FIRs have been lodged and in Laukahi

                     P.S. Case No. 58/2025, the petitioner was arrested and was

                     subsequently granted regular bail by the learned Co-ordinate

                     Bench of this Court, let the petitioner, above named, in the event

                     of arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks, be released

                     on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand)

                     with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of

                     the learned District and Additional Sessions Judge, Madhubani

                     in connection with C.R. (CO) Case No. 09 of 2025, subject to

                     the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the

                     B.N.S.S., with further condition:

                                  (1) The learned Court concerned shall verify the

                     criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it

                     is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal

                     antecedents, the court concerned shall take steps for cancellation

                     of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail

                     bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be

                     delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.


                                                 (Ritesh Kumar, J)

AjayMishra/-

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