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Patna High Court

Ishrat KhatoonversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
WITHDRAWN

Holding

The application for regular bail was withdrawn and consequently disposed of without adjudicating the bail issue.

Summary

The petitioner, Ishrat Khatoon, filed an application for regular bail in a case registered under sections 8(c), 21(b) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 before the Special Judge, NDPS Court, Purnea. The application was presented before the Hon’ble Justice Partha Sarthy of the Patna High Court. Counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Santosh Kumar Singh, subsequently sought permission to withdraw the bail application. The court entertained the request and, finding no objection, ordered the application to be disposed of as withdrawn. No substantive consideration of the bail issue was made, and the matter was closed without a decision on the merits.

Issues considered

  • Whether regular bail should be granted to the petitioner under the NDPS Act provisions cited

Legislation cited

Subjects

  • regular bail
  • NDPS Act
  • withdrawal
  • criminal procedure
  • bail application

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22774 of 2026
                     Arising Out of PS. Case No.-96 Year-2026 Thana- PURNEA SADAR District- Purnia
                  ======================================================
                  Ishrat Khatoon W/o- Md. Raza Resident of Jiro mile, Kabristan Tola, PS-
                  Sadar District- Purnea

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

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr. Santosh Kumar Singh, Advocate
                                                  Mr. Praveen Kumar Agrawal, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :      Md. Matloob Rab, APP
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY
                                        ORAL ORDER

3    02-06-2026                   Heard learned counsel for the parties.

                                  2. The petitioner has preferred this application for

                    grant of regular bail in connection with Sadar P.S. Case no. 96

                    of 2026 registered under sections 8(c), 21(b) and 29 of the

                    Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 pending

                    in the Court of learned Special Judge, NDPS Act, Purnea.

                                  3. Mr. Santosh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the

                    petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this application.

                                  4. In view of the above, the application is disposed off

                    as withdrawn.


                                               (Partha Sarthy, J)
sauravkrsinha/-

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