IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.2463 of 2009 DHRUPATI DEVI & ORS Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4 1.7.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State. Petitioners have been in custody since 19.5.2008 in relation to Majhaulia P.S. Case No. 97 of 2008 for the offence under sections 20 and 22 of the N.D.P.S. Act read with section 414 of the Indian Penal Code. Submission of learned counsel for the petitioners is that even according to the allegation made in the FIR nothing incriminating has been recovered from the possession of the petitioners. They were arrested on suspicion while they were fleeing away from the house where from 100 Kg. of Ganja was recovered along with other materials. It is further stated that the recovery was from the house of one Bhikhari Paswan and therefore the case of these petitioners should be treated separately from the case of other accused viz Bhikhari Paswan. Looking at the allegation against the petitioners who are ladies and the period of custody, let the petitioners, namely, (1) Dhrupati Devi, ( 2) Bachiya Devi and (3) Sunaina Devi be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rs. Twenty thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of 1st Additional Sessions Judge at Bettiah West Champaran in connection with Trial No.32 of 2008 arising - 2 - out of Majhaulia P.S. Case No. 97 of 2008. One of the sureties will be executed by any elected representative of the Gram Panchayat to which these petitioners belong. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi,J.)