IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.11691 of 2009 ARJUNA SINGH, Son of Late Kashi Singh, resident of village – Chetan Tola, Khutaha, P.S. – Barahiya, District – Lakhisarai. …. Petitioner. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR …. Opp. Party. ----------- 02/ 06.05.2009 Heard Dr. Amrendra Kumar No. 1, Advocate for the petitioner and Sri Dasrath Mehta, APP for the State. The earlier prayed for bail of the petitioner was dismissed by me by order passed in Cr. Misc. No. 19030 of 2008 (Annexure-1). The allegation is that the petitioner was found in possession of 10 kgs. of Ganja which contained the old vegetative part of the substance. The contention is that the petitioner is aged about 70 years and is in custody since 14.3.2008 and further that it could not be said with certainty that what could be the weight of the real substance. Considering the period of custody, age of the petitioner and the contention, let petitioner Arjuna Singh be released from custody on furnishing a bond of Rs.20,000/- (twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Sessions Judge, Lakhisarai in Barahiya (N.D.P.S.) Case No. 11(B) of 2000. It is made clear that if the petitioner is found in - 2 - possession of any narcotic substance or drug and the matter is brought into the knowledge of the court below, the court below shall assume that this order had not been passed by this Court and after canceling the bond of the petitioner shall take steps for remanding the petitioner to custody. DKS/ (Dharnidhar Jha, J.)