Patna High Court
Md. Musfik @ Md. Mushfique Alam @ Md. Musfic AlamversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- ALLOWED
- Bench
- HARISH KUMAR
Holding
The court granted bail to the petitioner, finding no material evidence of his participation in the offence beyond vehicle ownership.
Summary
The petitioner, Md. Musfik, is the owner of a motorcycle that was seized during a police check which uncovered 340 bottles of codeine phosphate syrup. He was implicated in the case because he is the brother of a co-accused, although the police investigation later cleared him, issuing a final report stating he had no involvement and he had not been sent to trial. The State opposed his bail, arguing that ownership of the vehicle linked him to the crime. The court noted that, apart from ownership, there was no material suggesting his complicity and considered his clean antecedent. Consequently, the court ordered his release on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.20,000 with two sureties, one of whom must be a close relative, and subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner, solely on the basis of owning the vehicle used in the alleged narcotics offence, should be denied bail.
- Whether the final police report clearing the petitioner is sufficient to establish lack of material evidence against him.
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — s. 482(2)
- Indian Penal Code — s. 272, 273, 274, 275, 276/34
- Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act — s. 21(b)
Subjects
- bail
- Narcotics
- Codeine
- Vehicle ownership
- NDPS Act
- IPC sections
- Presumption of innocence
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35346 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-259 Year-2022 Thana- AMAUR District- Purnia
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Md. Musfik @ Md. Mushfique Alam @ Md. Musfic Alam, Son of Mustak
Alam @ Md. Mustaque Ahmad, Resident of Village- Majrahi, P.S.- Amopur,
District- Purnea, Bihar
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bijendra Kumar Singh, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Anil Kumar, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2 01-06-2026 Heard learned Advocate for the petitioner and the
learned APP for the State through virtual mode.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in
connection with Amour P.S. Case No. 259 of 2022 registered for
the offences under Sections 272, 273, 274, 275, 276/34 of the
Indian Penal Code and Section 21(b) of the N.D.P.S. Act.
3. In course of vehicle checking, the police
intercepted one motorcycle, however, noticing the police party,
out of two persons, one succeeded in fleeing away. The
apprehended person disclosed his name as Danishur Rahman. In
course of search altogether 340 bottles of Codeine Phosphate
Syrup, each containing 100 ml codeine was recovered. It is
further stated that the name of the petitioner has been implicated
in this case on account of he being the owner of the vehicle, in
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question.
4. Learned Advocate for the petitioner taking this
Court through the F.I.R. contended that even as per the
allegation, it appears that the person, who succeeded in fleeing
away was co-accused Ashraf and the apprehended person
disclosed his name as accomplice in the crime; but only on
account of the petitioner being the brother of co-accused
Danishur Rahman, his name has been implicated in this case.
The police after investigation, on being found no material,
submitted Final Report showing the petitioner as innocent and
he has not even been sent up for trial. To support the aforesaid
contention, the Final Form/Report, bearing no. 214/23, dated
23.08.2023 has been brought on record as Annexure-P/2. It is
further submitted that despite the aforesaid fact, the
jurisdictional court differing with the Final Report took
cognizance of the offences as alleged in the F.I.R. Hence,
necessity of the present application. The petitioner bears fair
antecedent and has no concern with the present recovery is the
contention of the learned Advocate for the petitioner.
5. On the other hand, learned APP for the State
vehemently opposes the bail application and submits that the
motorcycle, in question, which is used in the crime, belongs to
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the petitioner and, as such, his complicity in the crime cannot be
ruled out.
6. Regard being had to the submissions made on
behalf of the parties and considering the fact that save and
except the petitioner being the owner of the motorcycle, in
question, there is no other material suggesting his complicity in
the crime, besides the fact that the petitioner has not even been
sent up for trial, as also his fair antecedent, let the petitioner,
named above, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the
court below within four weeks from the date of
receipt/production of a copy of this order, be released on bail on
furnishing bail bonds of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand)
with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of
learned Principal District & Sessions Judge, Purnea in
connection with Amour P.S. Case No. 259 of 2022, subject to
the condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 with the further
condition that one of the bailors shall be the own/close relative
of the petitioner.
(Harish Kumar, J)
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