IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous Case No.16010 of 2011 Rajesh Kumar Jha son of Late Gaurikant Jha, resident of village Pindaruch,P.S.Kamtaul,District Darbhanga ----- petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar -------- Opp.Party For the petitioner : Mr.Choudhary Prem Kumar Thakur For the State : Mr. Addl.P.P. --------- 04/ 02.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner is in custody since 7.12.2010 in a case which has been registered for offence under Section 20 (b) (i ) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act on the allegation that he was found in possession of 15 k.gs. of ganja. Submission is that this is the first case in which the petitioner has been involved. He is a man of clean past and the mandatory provision of Sections 52 and 52 (a) of NDPS Act has not been followed. The recovery is not of commercial quantity. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Special Judge, Darbhanga in G.O. Case No. 12 of 2010 dated 8.12.2010. Tahir/- (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)