Shatrughan Prasad Gupta @ Duryodhan Gupta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.24497 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -47 Year- 2016 Thana -BIHARIGANJ District- MADHEPURA ======================================================

1. Shatrughan Prasad Gupta @ Duryodhan Gupta son of Late Ramnandan Prasad Gupta, Resident of village- Bihariganj, P.S.- Bihariganj, DistrictMadhepura .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Raja Surendra Mohan For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 02-06-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State.

The petitioner is in custody since 26.03.2016 in connection with Bihariganj P.S. Case No. 47 of 2016 registered for the offence punishable under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that only on the basis of suspicion, the petitioner was taken into custody and has since been languishing in jail. It is further submitted that the petitioner is not a businessman and the petitioner has no concern with the alleged seized bags of rice for which he has been unduly punished.

Considering the aforementioned facts and

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24497 of 2016 (2) dt.02-06-2016 2/2 circumstances, let the petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the each amount to the satisfaction of the learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Udakishunganj, DistrictMadhepura in connection with Bihariganj P.S. Case No. 47 of 2016.

(Anjana Mishra, J) ajaypd./- U T