Ram Chhatri Yadav v. The Union Of India Through Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.39552 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -1 Year- 2014 Thana -GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. DistrictMUZAFFARPUR ====================================================== Ram Chhatri Yadav, Son of Sri Sudama Yadav, Resident of Village - Sahtola, Dakshin Telhuan, P.S. - Nautan, District- West Champaran. .... .... Petitioner

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The Union of India through Directorate of Revenue Intelligence .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Ajay Thakur, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh, C.G.C. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.N. SINHA ORAL ORDER 21-01-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the Union of India.

Petitioner is an accused in a case under Section 135 of the Customs Act as he was found in company of Pradeep Yadav @ Ram Tapaya Yadav, who was in possession of counterfeit currency notes of about 10 lacs, which is said to have been imported from Bangladesh. Both were apprehended in the passenger shed at Muzaffarpur Railway Station. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he is an innocent villager of Pradeep Yadav @ Ram Tapaya Yadav and had just accompanied him from the village to the Muzaffarpur Railway

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39552 of 2014 (5) dt.21-01-2015 Passenger Shed as per prosecution case and he being in jail custody with effect from 12.01.2014 should be released on bail.

I regret not to accept the submission in view of the allegation set out in the prosecution report. Petitioner having remained in jail custody for more than one year, trial court (Special Judge, Economic Offences, Muzaffarpur) is directed to proceed with the trial (DRI 1/MSRU/2014) and conclude the same within a reasonable time not exceeding nine months from today.

(V.N. Sinha, J) P.K.P.

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