1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3654 OF 2010 Ganesh s/o Chandrakant Gavhane .. Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent Mrs.S.S.Jadhav, Advocate for applicant Mr.N.H.Borade, A.P.P. for respondent-State CORAM : P.V. HARDAS, J. DATE : 21st October, 2010 PER COURT 1. The applicant against whom an offence punishable under Section 20 (b) (ii) (c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act came to be registered vide Crime No.3014/2010 by the Dharangaon Police Station, District Jalgaon seeks bail during the pendency of the trial. It is alleged that Ganja weighing about 142 kgs. came to be seized from the car of which the present applicant is the owner and which was being driven by the present applicant. 2. Mrs.Jadhav, learned Counsel for the applicant states that since the car was hired by the other co-accused, the applicant was unaware as to what was being carried out by the passenger. In any event the question as to whether the applicant was in conscious possession of the narcotic is 2 a matter, which the applicant shall have to establish during the trial. It appears that the application filed by the other co-accused came to be withdrawn by the co-accused by order dated 7.5.2010. In the light of the seizure of a very large quantity of ganja and in the light of existence of strong prima facie case, I am not inclined to grant bail. Application is accordingly dismissed. ( P.V. HARDAS, J.) (vvr/3654.10criappln)