IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.4730 of 2011 ANTU SAH, SON OF LATE RAMYOGI SAH, RESIDENT OF BALIHAR, P.S.-SIMRI, DISTRICT-BUXAR. ….Petitioner. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 25-02-2011 The petitioner is in custody since 07.07.2003 in relation to Simri P.S. Case no.133 of 2002 instituted for various offences under the N.D.P.S. Act and the Estate Excise Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that so far as the present case is concerned one Markandey Yadav was found in possession of about 3 Kg. of Ganja and on his statement petitioner’s residence was raided, but nothing incriminating was found therein. However, petitioner was taken into custody. It is further pointed out that the said Markandey Yadav was granted bail by this Court vide order dated 13.10.2003 itself in Cr. Misc. No.21491 of 2003. In respect of the reason for such a long detention. It is stated that petitioner was also remanded in Semri P.S. Case No.125 of 2002 which was also a case under N.D.P.S. Act. In the said case he has been granted bail by this Court on 10-08-2010 vide Cr. Misc. No.10474 of 2010 and, thereafter, petitioner is moving this application. Considering the long period of detention 2 and no progress in either of the cases, in fact charges were framed in the present case several year back as on 2004 and not even a witness have been examined till date, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.20,000/-(Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of Additional Sessions Judge, Ist, cum Special Judge, N.D.P.S., Buxar. One of the sureties must be his son Mantu Kumar. Learned Special Judge is directed to take immediate steps to expedite both the trial. PN (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)