IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.12485 of 2010 Dashrath Mahto, S/o Teja Mahto, R/o Village- Ajnawan, P.S. Mohanpur, District- Gaya. ………………Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar ……………………….Opposite Party. For the petitioner :- Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, Advocate. For the State :- Mr. Binod Kumar No.3, A.P.P. ----------- 2. 10. 05. 2010. Heard the parties. In a criminal prosecution for offences under Sections 8(b), 15 and 18 of the N.D.P.S. Act, it is alleged that about 3000 plants of opium was found on certain plots of land allegedly belonging to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that land in question does not belong to him rather after partition, the same has gone to the share of other co-sharer, therefore, the petitioner can not be held responsible for plantation of aforesaid opium plants. Be that as it may, in view of nature of allegation, this Court is not persuaded to accede to the prayer made on behalf of the petitioner for grant of anticipatory bail. It is accordingly rejected. The petitioner must surrender in the court below in connection with N.D.P.S. Case No. 07/2008, within a period of four weeks from today and seek regular bail, if so advised, which shall be considered and disposed of on its own merit without being prejudiced by the present order. Liberty is granted to the petitioner to raise all these issued regarding possession of other persons on land in question. Let this order be communicated to the court below through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. m.p. ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)