Md. HanifversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17686 of 2026
                        Arising Out of PS. Case No.-4 Year-2025 Thana- SEMAPUR District- Katihar
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                 Md. Hanif S/O Abdul Taiyab @ Late Abdul Taubab @ Late Taubab Ali R/O
                 Sukhasan Chhotu Tengaria, PS- Semapur, Distt- Katihar

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr. Ramchandra Sahni, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   18-03-2026                  Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP

                   for the State and learned counsel for the informant.

                              2. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been

                   filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection

                   with Semapur P.S. Case no. 04 of 2025 instituted for the offence

                   under Sections 20/22 of the N.D.P.S. Act.

                              3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that from the

                   possession of three persons namely, Md. Yasin, Md. Sharif and

                   Md. Siraj, contraband was recovered.

                              4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner

                   has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no

                   offence. He has falsely been implicated in this case. He also

                   submits that one Md. Sharif has named this petitioner. Nothing

                   has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner. He
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                     further submits that as nothing has been recovered from the

                     possession of this petitioner, no case under N.D.P.S Act is made

                     out against the petitioner. Moreover, a statement has been made

                     in para-3 of this petition that the petitioner has got no criminal

                     antecedent.

                                5. In contra, learned APP appearing for the State and

                     learned counsel for the informant have opposed the prayer of

                     bail of the petitioner.

                                6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in

                     the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this

                     Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner

                     is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of

                     four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender

                     in connection with Semapur P.S. Case no. 04 of 2025, he will be

                     enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees

                     ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the

                     satisfaction of learned Principal District & Sessions Judge,

                     Katihar subject to the conditions as laid down under section

                     482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.


                                                    (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)
Sudhanshu/-

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