Yogendra Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.5241 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -81 Year- 2016 Thana -MADHEPUR District- MADHUBANI ======================================================

1. Yogendra Yadav, son of Late Dahour Yadav, resident of VillagePachahi, P.S.- Madhepur, District- Madhubani. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vijay Anand For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Satya Nand Shukla ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 23-02-2017 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

This is a petition for grant of anticipatory bail for offence under Section- 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. The petitioner is a PDS dealer. Allegation is that some consumers have made complaint that they are not receiving the goods from the PDS of this petitioner.

Submission of the petitioner is that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. He is a PDS dealer since 1986 but no such complaint was ever made against the petitioner in the past and the complaint is only oral one without verification of the records.

Considering the above said facts and circumstances as

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5241 of 2017 (2) dt.23-02-2017 2/2 well as submission of the parties, let the petitioner named above in the event of his arrest or surrender in the court below within four weeks from today, are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Madhepur P.S. Case No. 81 of 2016 to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jhanjharpur subject to the condition as laid down u/S 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

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