IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.26882 of 2010 RAMCHANDRA MANJHI, SON OF LATE TEJI LAL MANJHI Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Ashok Kumar Jha, Adv. For the Union of India : Md. Iqbal Hasan Rahmani, Adv. For the State : Mr. Nityanand, A.P.P. -------- 2. 10.08.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted for the offence under Sections 20, 23 and 25 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act. Considering that for misuse of privilege of bail for a period of eight years, the petitioner has remained in custody since 18.1.2010, let the petitioner above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 5,000/- (Five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Darbhanga, in G.O. Case No. 8A of 1998 arising out of Town P.S. Case No. 158 of 1987 subject to the following conditions: (i)That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner and the other shall be the wife of the petitioner. The bailor will undertake to furnish information to the Court about any change in address of the petitioner. (ii)That the affidavit shall clearly state that the petitioner is not an accused in any other case and if he is, he 2 shall not be released on bail. (iii)That the bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will inform the court concerned if the petitioner is implicated in any other case of similar nature after his release in the present case and thereafter the court below will be at liberty to initiate the proceeding for cancellation of bail on the ground of misuse. (iv)That the petitioner will be well represented on each date and if he fails to do so on two consecutive dates, his bail will be liable to be cancelled. The trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude it positively within a period of nine months in view of the fact that the occurrence is of the year 1987. S.Ali ( Anjana Prakash, J.)