IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.11421 of 2010 MAHENDRA SINGH, Son of Late Brahmdeo Singh, Resident of village Ismailpur, P.S. Sirdala, District Nawada …… Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR … Opposite Party ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Pankaj Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Uma Shankar Pd. Singh, A.P.P. For Union of India: Mr. D. Surendra, Advocate ------ 2 26.04.2010 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to add the Union of India as opposite party no. 2 in the instant application. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, the State and the Union of India. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under Sections 20 and 21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that allegedly one plant of ‘ganja’ has been recovered from the courtyard of the petitioner. Learned counsel submits that petitioner is the employ of Malleable Caste Iron Factory at Namkum, Ranchi and he resides there with his family and occasionally visits his native place and he has no knowledge of growing of any - 2 - illegal plant in his house. It is submitted that the petitioner is having clean antecedent also. In the facts and the circumstances of the case, the petitioner, MAHENDRA SINGH, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Sessions Judge, Nawada, in connection with Sirdala P.S. Case No. 18 of 2010, with a further condition that one of the bailors of the petitioner must be a close relative or family member of the petitioner, who shall file affidavit before the concerned court giving complete genealogy to show his or her relationship with the petitioner. If, after his release in this case, the petitioner is again found implicated in similar nature of cases, then the concerned court would be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds. Spd/- (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)