IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.8090 of 2010 MAHANTH PASWAN son of Late Mahendra Paswan Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3/ 07.04.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Prayer for bail of the petitioner, who is an accused in a case registered for offence under Section 20 of the N.D.P.S. Act. Petitioner has been caught along with others, sitting in a truck bearing registration no. BR 06G-1617, which was carrying 250 Kilograms of Ganja. Learned counsel submits that he is neither driver of the vehicle nor owner of the Ganja in question. He further submits that by chance he boarded the truck for coming to Patna. Learned counsel further submits that informant has not complied with the provisions under Section 50 of the N.D.P.S. Act. The prayer for bail of the petitioner was earlier rejected thrice by this Court. The last time, the prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected on 18.11.2009 with an observation to renew his prayer for bail after three months. He is in Custody since July, 2007. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and also taking into consideration that petitioner has remained in custody for about 2 years and 8 months, petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of 5th Additional Sessions Judge, - 2 - Muzaffarpur in connection with S. Tr. No. 77 of 2007, arising out of Ahiyapur P.S. case no. 298 of 2007 with the condition that one of the bailors should be his own family members and the other should be a public servant. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)