IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1549 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-115 Year-2025 Thana- DUMARIAGHAT District- East Champaran ======================================================

Saroj Kumar S/O Bharat Yadav Resident of village- Bhaudwa Tola, Ward no.

9, P.S.- Nakardei, Dist.- East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER

2 29-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in connection with N.D.P.S. Case No. 78 of 2025 arising out of Dumariyaghat P.S. Case No. 115 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 8 and 20(B)(II)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance (in short ‘N.D.P.S.’) Act, 1985.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that police received a secret information that contraband is being carried on a