Dr. Rajendra Prasad Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.43437 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-54 Year-2014 Thana- FULKAHA District- Araria ====================================================== Dr. Rajendra Prasad Yadav, son of Late Panchlal Yadav, resident of VillageManikpur, P.S. Fulkaha, District- Araria. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Murlidhar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 20-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

In this case, the petitioner is seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Fulkaha P.S. Case No.54 of 2014, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 419,420, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 65(17), 65(18) and 27(D) of the Drug and Cosmetics Rules. The District Magistrate has asked the petitioner to produce his registration certificate to practise as a medical practitioner, which the petitioner has failed to produce at that time.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as the petitioner is bedridden and is not running his clinic. He

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43437 of 2018(2) dt.20-07-2018 2/2 further submits that the petitioner is suffering from old age disease and is admitted in A.I.I.M.S., New Delhi. Looking to the entire facts and circumstances of the case and also the age of the petitioner, let the petitioner, namely, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Yadav, be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Araria, in connection with Fulkaha P.S. Case no.54 of 2014, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Further condition is that whenever the police will call the petitioner for the purposes of investigation and interrogation, he will remain present for the investigation. In the event of being absent on two consecutive dates without reasonable explanation, the present order will be treated to have been cancelled.