Parmanand Mehta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.64362 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-76 Year-2018 Thana- BARHARA KOTHI District- Purnia ====================================================== Parmanand Mehta Son of Gurudeo Mehta Resident of Mokma, P.S. Dhamdaha, District-Purnea.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajit Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Smt. Anita Kumari Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-10-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 420, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and 8 of the Essential Commodities Act.

The prosecution case, in short, is while the informant was searching the godown, 45 bags of rice was seized which was loaded on an unclaimed pick up van.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioner is alleged to be owner of the vehicle in question. He had no knowledge regarding goods being

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.64362 of 2018(2) dt.12-10-2018 2/2 transported on the vehicle in question. The said vehicle is run as public carrier by the driver of the petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner is ready to deposit a sum of Rs. 20,000/- (twenty thousand) in the court below subject to the final disposal of the case.

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R./complaint case. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, on deposit of a sum of Rs. 20,000/- (twenty thousand) in the Court below which shall be subject to final disposal of the cas e , let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Purnea in connection with Barhara P.S. Case No. 76 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T