Bhagwan Lal Bhagat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.55949 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -158 Year- 2015 Thana -SINGHESHWARASHTHAN DistrictMADHEPURA ====================================================== Bhagwan Lal Bhagat .... .... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dhananjaya Nath Tiwari For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Mukesh Kr. Singh (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-12-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act.

It is alleged that from the truck of the petitioner, 134 bags of wheat and 259 bags of rice were recovered. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is the owner of the vehicle in question when the driver was carrying the consignment and only on suspicion that the grains were being carried from some PDS dealer, the accusation has been levelled. This fact is not in dispute that the petitioner was not in the truck when the seizure was made. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.55949 of 2015 (2) dt.09-12-2015 2/2 surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of `10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Madhepura in connection with Singheshwar P.S. Case No. 158 of 2015, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Amrendra/- U T