Sri Krishna Singh @ Krishna Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.59520 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-135 Year-2018 Thana- AANDAR District- Siwan ====================================================== Sri Krishna Singh @ Krishna Singh Son of Late Ratan Singh, resident of Village- Pipra, Police Station- Andar, District- Siwan. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Md. Arif ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 22-01-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Andar P. S. Case No. 135 of 2018 registered for the offence punishable under Section 7 of Essential Commodities Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that it is a case of false implication as the son of the petitioner is politically active and is chairman of PACS. It is submitted that the informant has indulged both father and son in a concocted case wherein the petitioner being the PDS dealer, he has been involved on mere suspicion without verification of the stock of his shop by the Block Supply officer.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in course of investigation, the Investigating Officer has recorded in

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.59520 of 2018(3) dt.22-01-2019 2/2 paragraph 30 of the case diary that on verification of the stock of the petitioner's shop the stock tallied with the foodgrains lifted by the petitioner.

Learned APP for the State is present, he has gone through the statement made in the case diary and has read out paragraph 30 wherein it is stated that in course of verification the stocks were found intact.

In the given facts and circumstances of the case, considering the materials which have been collected in course of investigation, this Court is inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, the petitioner above named, in case of his arrest or surrender within four weeks from today, is directed to be released on bail on execution of bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (fifteen thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Siwan in connection with Andar P. S. Case No. 135 of 2018, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) avin/-vedU T