Sheomurat Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.13820 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -243 Year- 2015 Thana -CHENARI District- SASARAM (ROHTAS) ====================================================== Sheomurat Sharma, S/o late Indradeo Sharma, Resident of VillageSheopur, P.S.- Sabar, District -Kaimur. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Md. Khurshid Alam, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Akbar Ali, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 01-04-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Chenari P.S. Case No. 243 of 2015 registered under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act.

It is contended that the prosecution case is quite vague which does not disclose as to which provision of the control order has been violated by the petitioner, which is a precondition for launching prosecution under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.

Learned counsel for the State has opposed the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13820 of 2016 (2) dt.01-04-2016 2 / 2 application for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner. Be that as it may, regard being had to the nature of the offence, in the event of arrest or surrender in the court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial MagistrateVII-cum-Sub Judge-VIII, Sasaram, Rohtas in connection with Chenari P.S. Case No. 243 of 2015 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr. P.C.

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.) Sanjeet/- U T