Pintu Kumar Jha And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.10168 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -374 Year- 2017 Thana -BAKHTIARPUR District- SAHARSA ======================================================

1. Pintu Kumar Jha, Son of Kamal Narayan Jha

2. Deo Narayan Jha @ Ghoghan Jha, @ Ghoghan, Son of Late Baidyanath Jha Both Resident of Village-Baghwa, P.S.-Bakhtiyarpur, DistrictSaharsa. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pramod Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shyam Kumar Singh, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 21-02-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

Petitioners seek bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act.

The petitioners are in custody since 18.10.2017. Allegation is that 13 quintals of rice was recovered from pickup van.

Considering the nature of allegation and the statement of the petitioners that they have got no criminal antecedent, let the petitioners, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10168 of 2018 (2) dt.21-02-2018 2/2 of learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Bakhtiyarpur Police Station Case No. 374 of 2017, subject to the condition that the petitioners shall fully cooperate with the investigation and trial of the case, failing which the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the petitioners. (Birendra Kumar, J) Kundan/- U T