Krishna Prasad Singh v. State Of Bihar And ANR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.35031 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -50 Year- 2015 Thana -NASRIGANJ District- SASARAM (ROHTAS) ======================================================
1. Krishna Prasad Singh S/o Late Jawahar Singh Prop. M/s Maa Kali Modern Mini Rice Mill, Resident of Village - Mahadeva, P.O. - Jamuhar, P.S. - Dehri On Sone, District - Rohtas.
.... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar.
2. The District Manager, Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation District - Rohtas (Sasaram).
.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Krishna Mohan Mishra For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-08-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being a rice miller is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 419,420 and 406 of the Indian Penal Code.
The prosecution case is that Rohtas unit of Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. supplied 4000 quintals of paddy to the petitioner being rice miller under an agreement during the agricultural years 2013-14 in lieu thereof the petitioner was supposed to supply 2680 quintals of custom milled rice. The petitioner supplied only 540 quintals of processed rice but failed to supply 2140 quintals of processed rice worth Rs.53,04,118.00/-.
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35031 of 2015 (2) dt.19-08-2015 2/3 It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the rice could not be supplied due to supply of poor quality of paddy and the apathetic attitude of the officials of The Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. Moreover, under agreement the due amount was supposed to be realized by initiating certificate proceeding under the provision of Bihar and Orissa Public Demands Recovery Act, 1914 or through arbitration. It is submitted by Mr. Awadhesh Kumar, learned counsel for the BSFC that the petitioner failed to make supply within time frame and the BSFC has already initiated legal proceeding being certificate case no. 11 of 2015-16.
However, it is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner will deposit 20% of the alleged due amount through bank draft in favour of Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. within six months though statement to that effect has not been made in the petition. Considering the present stand of the petitioner, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail for seven months in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs.
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35031 of 2015 (2) dt.19-08-2015 3/3 Sasaram in connection with Nasriganj P.S. Case No. 50 of 2015 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.
The aforesaid deposit will not be treated to be an admission of the petitioner with regard to the claim of the informant but the same will be subject to the certificate proceeding or any legal proceeding.
The provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed by the learned court below on submission of 20% of the due amount through bank draft within six months in favour of Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies, Corporation Ltd., Patna. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Anil/- U T