Subodh Kumar v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.29412 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -24 Year- 2015 Thana -HULASGANJ District- JEHANABAD ======================================================

1. Subodh Kumar S/o Late Ram Gulam Prasad Resident of Village Lodipur, Police Station Hulasganj, District Jehanabad, at Proprietor M/s Shankar Rice Mill.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. The B.S.F., C.L.T.D., Bihar, Patna.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajeev Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rajendra Pd. Nat(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 30-07-2015 Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Hulasganj P.S. Case No. 24 of 2015 registered under Sections-409, 406, 420, 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and Section-7 of Essential Commodities Act.

Petitioner happens to be rice miller and entered into an agreement with Bihar State Food & Civil Supply Corporation Ltd. Jehanabad and agreed to supply rice in lieu of paddy but according to prosecution case, he failed to supply 1021.45 quintals of rice causing damage to corporation to the tune of Rs. 22,12,011.00/-

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29412 of 2015 (2) dt.30-07-2015 2/2 The contention on behalf of the petitioner is that there was dispute between the parties in respect of supply of paddy and moreover, the corporation has already instituted certificate case against the petitioner. It is also pointed out on behalf of petitioner that the corporation lodged several cases against the different persons and several persons have already been granted privilege of anticipatory bail by different benches of this court. Accordingly, it is ordered that the petitioner named above, in the event of his arrest or surrender within four weeks from the date of receipt/production of copy of order in the court below, shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Hulasganj P.S. Case No. 24 of 2015 to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad subject to conditions as laid down u/S 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J) A.K.V./- U T