Sonu Bhagat @ Sonu Kumar Raj And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.13844 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-467 Year-2017 Thana- PARWATTA District- Khagaria ======================================================

1. Sonu Bhagat @ Sonu Kumar Raj, S/o Raghunath Bhagat,

2. Raghunath Bhagat, S/o Panarsi Bhagat Both resident of Temtha Karari, Rahim, P.S.- Parbatta, District- Khagaria. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Chandra Bhushan Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER 05-04-2018 Heard counsel for the petitioners and counsel appearing on behalf of the State.

The petitioners are apprehending arrest in connection with Parbatta P.S. Case No. 467 of 2017 for offences under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that a Coordinate Bench this court had occasion to examine the case of similarly circumstanced co-accused Kavita Kumari in Cr. Misc. No. 12225 of 2018 and by order dated 27.2.2018 she was granted anticipatory bail. The case of the petitioners of this case is also similar. Against these two petitioners also there is no recovery.

In view of the aforesaid on the ground of parity, let

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13844 of 2018(2) dt.05-04-2018 2/2 the petitioners, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Khagaria in connection with Parbatta P. S. Case No. 467 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr. P. C.

(Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) spandey/- U T