IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.13243 of 2009 SHEONANDAN MAHTO,son of Veera Mahto,resident of village-Ajawan,P.S.-Mohanpur,District- Gaya. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 06/ 29-03-2010 Heard Mr. Suraj Narayan Yadav, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Dashrath Mehta, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with N.D.P.S.Case No.16 of 2008, registered under Sections 8(b), 15 and 18 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. According to the prosecution case, 4580 opium plants were seized from the agricultural land, which allegedly is belonging to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is not the owner of the land in question, and same belongs to some one else. In support of his submission he invites the attention of the Court to the Khatian and some other documents, attached with the petition. Be that as it may, in view of the nature of the allegation and also in view of the fact that the case was instituted in the year 2008 and the petitioner is avoiding the process of the court up till now, this Court is not inclined to accede to the prayer made on behalf of the petitioner for grant of anticipatory bail. Accordingly, this application is dismissed. Petitioner must surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today and, if so advised, seek regular bail. If such a petition is filed, the same shall be disposed of on its own merit 2 without being prejudiced by this order and also by looking to the other materials, which the petitioner may produce in the court below. AH/ ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)