IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.18480 of 2008 KAMAL KISHORE SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 15.5.2008 Petitioner, Kamal Kishore Singh, is an accused in a case instituted under Section 20/22 of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act. Heard the learned Advocate of the petitioner as well as the learned A.P.P. for the State. There is allegation against the petitioner that ten grams opium was recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It has been submitted by the learned Advocate of the petitioner that as per Schedule attached with the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, possession of opium upto 25 grams comes within the purview of “small quantity”. It has been submitted that the petitioner is in jail custody since 20.2.2006 i.e. for more than two years and so, he deserves to be enlarged on bail. Considering the submission that the recovery of opium upto 25 grams comes within the purview of “small quantity” and the petitioner, who had only ten grams of opium, is in jail custody for more than two years, he (Kamal Kishore Singh) is ordered to 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 Ist Additional Sessions Judge, Begusarai in connection with Begusarai Town P.S. Case No.47/06. BT (Syed Md. Mahfooz Alam, J)