Patna High Court
Raushan ManjhiversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SANDEEP KUMAR
Holding
The court granted bail to the petitioner.
Summary
The petitioner, a Nepali citizen, was arrested in a raid that recovered heroin and brown sugar, and was charged under Sections 8(c), 20, 21(b), 21(c) and 22 of the NDPS Act. He claimed innocence, asserted a clean antecedent, and sought bail after being in custody since September 2025. The State opposed the bail, citing the seriousness of the drug offences. The court, after considering the facts and the petitioner's submissions, allowed the bail application. The petitioner was ordered to be released on bail of Rs.10,000 with two sureties, one of whom must be a resident of Bihar.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner charged under the NDPS Act for alleged drug offences.
Legislation cited
- Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act — s. 20, 21(b), 21(c), 22, 8(c)
Subjects
- bail
- NDPS Act
- drug trafficking
- foreign national
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23906 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-322 Year-2025 Thana- JAYNAGAR District- Madhubani
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Raushan Manjhi Son of Kumar Sitaram Manjhi Resident of Village- Kalanki
Police Station- Kirtipur District- Kathmandu, Nepal
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Md Soban Asghar
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Abhay Kumar Roy
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2 20-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with
Jaynagar P.S. Case No. 322 of 2025 registered for the offence
punishable under Sections 8(c), 20, 21(b), 21(c), 22 of the
NDPS Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, on information police
raided the house of Sonu and arrested Sonu along with
petitioner and other drugs smugglers/drug peddlers and a total
of 150 gram Heroin has been recovered from the possession of
Sonu and brown sugar has been recovered from the possession
of other accused person including the petitioner, who is a Nepali
citizen. On interrogation, Sonu has said that he along with all
the accused persons including the petitioner are dealing in
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illegal business of brown sugar.
4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the
petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been
implicated in this case. The petitioner is in custody since
17.09.2025 having clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the
prayer for bail of the petitioners.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case
and submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, this
application is allowed.
7. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on
bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand)
with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of
the learned Additional District Judge-IV, Madhubani /concerned
Court below in connection with Jaynagar P.S. Case No. 322 of
2025, subject to the condition that one of the bailors must be
from Bihar.
(Sandeep Kumar, J)
Vikas/-
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