Patna High CourtCR. MISC./42489/2017allowed

Surendra Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

2017-09-21Mr. Justice Birendra Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.42489 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -53 Year- 2017 Thana -MEHANDIA District- JEHANABAD ====================================================== Surendra Yadav, Son of Chandradeep Yadav, R/o Village - Jaypur, P.S. - Mehandiya, District - Arwal.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dhananjaya Nath Tiwari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ramesh Chandra, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 21-09-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 7 of the Essential Commodities Act.

Allegation against the petitioner who is a PDS dealer is that he charges more price of the grains and provides lesser in quantity to the consumer.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the aforesaid allegation is on mere conjectures and surmises. The petitioner is a PDS dealer since last 30 years and has got no criminal antecedent.

Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42489 of 2017 (2) dt.21-09-2017 2 /2 Court below within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Arwal/successor Court in connection with Mehandia Police Station Case No. 53 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure as well as condition that the petitioner shall fully cooperate with the investigation and trial of the case, failing which the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the petitioner. (Birendra Kumar, J) Kundan/- U T