Rajesh Kumar @ Tulsi Kumar @ Rajrsh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18639 of 2026
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-280 Year-2025 Thana- BIHPUR District- Bhagalpur
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                 Rajesh Kumar @ Tulsi Kumar @ Rajrsh Kumar S/O Girdhari Kumar @
                 Girdhar Kumar R/o Village- Birbanna, Ward no. 09, P.S.- Bhawanipur,
                 District- Bhagalpur

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Bijay Bhushan Prasad, Adv.
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Arun Kumar, APP.
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
                                       ORAL ORDER

3   13-05-2026                    Heard the parties.

                                2. The petitioner is in custody in connection with

                   Bihpur P.S. Case No. 280/2025 for the offence punishable under

                   sections 8(c), 21(b), 25 and 29 of NDPS, Act of the Indian Penal

                   Code.

                                3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged

                   that during patrolling duty, a Scorpio was intercepted and upon

                   search, 198.54 gram brown sugar recovered/seized from the

                   accused persons. This led to the FIR.

                                4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

                   recovery/seizure is from Samir Kumar, he was a driver and only

                   mobile phone has been recovered from his possession. The

                   petitioner has remained in custody since 07.12.2025, the
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          recovered quantity is below the commercial one and the last

          submission is that Shivam Kumar has been extended by a Co-

          ordinate Bench in Cr. Misc. No. 22023 of 2026 on 08.04.2026.

                       5. Learned APP, Mr. Bharat Bhushan opposes the

          prayer for bail submitting that he was also part and parcel of the

          said recovery.

                       6. Taking into account the submissions of the parties,

          as recorded above, coupled with the fact that similar situate,

          Shivam Kumar has been granted relief and the seized quantity is

          below commercial one, in that background, this Court is

          inclined to extend him the privilege of bail with conditions.

                       7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing

          bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties

          of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Principal

          Sessions Judge, Bhagalpur in connection with Bihpur P.S. Case

          No. 280/2025 subject to the following conditions:

                       (i) one of the bailor should be the family

          member/relative of the petitioner who shall provide official

          document to show his/her bona fide;

                       (ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date

          before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive

          dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his
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                      bail bond by the Trial Court itself;

                                   (iii) the petitioner shall appear before the concerned

                      police station every fortnight for one year to mark his

                      attendance and at the end of the period, the certificate be

                      submitted to the Court;

                                   (iv) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or

                      promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences,

                      failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for

                      cancellation of the bail bonds;

                                   (v) the petitioner shall desist from committing any

                      criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty

                      to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds.



                                                     (Rajiv Roy, J)
Vijay
Singh/Sanny Patel

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