Hare Ram Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.14782 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -106 Year- 2017 Thana -VIDYAPATINAGAR District- SAMASTIPUR ====================================================== Hare Ram Singh S/o Ram Swaroop Singh, R/o Village- Garhsisai, P.S.- Vidyapatinagar, District- Samastipur.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ranjit Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Smt. Anita Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 08-05-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner.

Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Vidyapati Nagar P.S. Case No. 106 of 2017, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 409, 420 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 7 of E.C.Act.

Allegation against the petitioner, who happens to be a PDS dealer, is that he was not supplying articles to the persons and a complaint was lodged by 43 of such persons for that and when the shop of the petitioner was raided he was not present there, as such, allegation could not be verified.

Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that out of 43 persons, 42 have filed affidavit in his favour and they have stated that they were supplied the articles and petitioner was

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14782 of 2018 (4) dt.08-05-2018 2/2 not present on that day and an enquiry was held and petitioner had produced papers before the authority concerned. Heard learned APP also.

Having heard both sides and in the facts and circumstances, as stated above, let the petitioner, above named, surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from the receipt of this order and on his so surrendering he shall be released on provisional bail till submission of charge sheet on the condition that he will co-operate in investigation, otherwise his bail bond shall be cancelled. It is made clear that once charge sheet has been submitted and case is found true against the petitioner, petitioner has to surrender and pray for regular bail, which shall be considered on the basis of materials available on record at that time.

With the above observation, this application is disposed of.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) spal/- U