IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2026 (arising out of SLP(Crl.) No. 3363 of 2026)
SATISH KUMAR APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
STATE OF BIHAR RESPONDENT(S)
O R D E R
Leave granted.
Learned counsel for the State of
Bihar, appearing on advance notice,
opposes the prayer of the appellant,
Satish Kumar, for grant of anticipatory
bail but states that the matter may be
decided on its own merits and in
accordance with law.
We find that the appellant, Satish
Kumar, has been denied grant of
anticipatory bail by the High Court of
Crl.A. @ SLP(Crl.) No. 3363/2026 1
Judicature at Panta, vide order dated
28.01.2026 passed in Criminal
Miscellaneous No. 91119/2025, in
connection with PS Case/First Information
Report (FIR) No. 593/2025 dated 24.07.2025
registered with Police Station – Bihta,
District – Patna, Bihar, for the offences
punishable under Sections 8(c) and 21(b)
of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Act, 19851.
The allegation is that one Kundanwas
apprehended on 24.07.2025 while riding a
motorcycle and 100 sachets of Heroin were
recovered from his right pant pocket. The
appellant, Satish Kumar, is sought to be
implicated on the ground that the
motorcycle, which was being ridden by
Kundan Kumar, belonged to him.
The case of the appellant is that he
sold the said motorcycle to Kundan ...