Patna High Court

Rahul KumarversusThe Union of India through Narcotics Department(DRI), Regional Office, Patna.

Decided: 13 February 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY

Holding

The court upheld its earlier order and denied bail, finding no fresh ground for reconsideration.

Summary

Petitioner Rahul Kumar was charged with possession of 51.9 kg of ganja found in a vehicle he was driving. He applied for bail, which had previously been denied by the Patna High Court on 09 September 2024. The petitioner sought reconsideration of the bail order, arguing fresh grounds. The court noted that the trial was progressing satisfactorily with four of five witnesses already examined and found no new material to warrant revisiting its earlier decision. Consequently, the court upheld its earlier order and rejected the bail application.

Issues considered

What are the grounds for granting bail to the petitioner in a narcotics case?
Whether there are any fresh circumstances that justify revisiting the earlier bail denial?

Subjects

bail
narcotics
drug trafficking
high court
NDPS
trial proceedings

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87864 of 2025
                           Arising Out of PS. Case No.-32 Year-2023 Thana- D.R.I District- Patna
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                 Rahul Kumar Son of Late Gagandev Ray Resident of Village - Nunimal,
                 Ward no. 11, P.S. - Rajepur, Dist. - East Champaran.

                                                                                      ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                Versus
                 The Union of India through Narcotics Department(DRI), Regional Office,
                 Patna. Bihar

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr.Mahesh Kumar
                 For the DRI                       Mr.Dr. Krishna Nandan Singh (A.S.G)
                                                   Mr. Ankit Katriar
                                                   Mr. Rishi Sinha

                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR
                 PANDEY
                                       ORAL ORDER

4   13-02-2026                            Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

                                    2.    Earlier, the prayer for bail of petitioner was

                   refused by this Court vide order dated 09.09.2024 in

                   Cr.Misc.No. 32427 of 2024.

                                 3. According to allegation, 51.900 kgs of ganja were

                   recovered from the vehicle, which was being driven by the

                   petitioner.

                                 4. The report of the learned trial court shows that the

                   trial is proceeding with satisfactory pace and four witnesses,

                   out of five, have been examined.
           Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87864 of 2025(4) dt.13-02-2026
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                                  5. I do not see any fresh ground to re-consider my

                     earlier order dated 09.09.2024 in Cr.Misc.No. 32427 of 2024.

                                  7. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner

                     is again rejected.


                                          (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)

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