Ratnesh Kumar (Delivery Boy) v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35591 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-208 Year-2022 Thana- PATAHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Ratnesh Kumar (Delivery Boy) S/o Jaikishundev Rai R/o MohallaChampapur Yadav Tola, P.S.- Patahi, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Binay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Parmeshwar Mehta, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Patahi P. S. Case No. 208/2022 in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 413, 414/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, on 11.10.2022, State Food Corporation, Motihari received an information that vehicle no. BR-06-GC-7590 was laden with 112 sacks of grain for its distribution under MOM Yojana in five schools but in course of GPS tracking of the said vehicle it was found that the foodgrains allotted to 01 school i.e. UMS Belwa Pokhar have been supplied at other places instead of being supplied to the school.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35591 of 2025(2) dt.18-07-2025 2/2 petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. Name of the petitioner transpired during course of investigation. He further submits that F.I.R. named co-accused Rishi Raj has already been granted bail by this Hon'ble Court vide order dated 30.04.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 21450 of 2025. Petitioner is in custody since 28.01.2025. Charge-sheet has already been submitted.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the bail application.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and period of custody, the bail application is allowed. Let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Sadar, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Patahi P. S. Case No. 208/2022.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T