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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./73505/2023bail granted

Pankaj Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

2023-11-09Mr. Justice Nawneet Kumar Pandey2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.73505 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-225 Year-2023 Thana- FATEHPUR District- Gaya ====================================================== PANKAJ PASWAN Son of Jabahir Paswan Resident of Village - Nimmi, P.S.- Fatehpur, District - Gaya.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Mrigendra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Parmeshwar Mehta ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 09-11-2023 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Fatehpur P.S. Case No. 225 of 2023, registered for the offences punishable under Section 7 of the E.C. Act.

3. As per allegation, the informant seized a tempo loaded with rice. Local villagers disclosed the fact that loaded Arwa rice in the alleged tempo, was for distribution under PDS scheme but it was carried for black-marketing by the petitioner.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is a person of clean antecedent and has falsely been implicated in this case. From perusal of annexure-2, it becomes clear that the petitioner has previous enmity with one Pintu Kumar, at the instance of whom, the petitioner has been implicated in this case.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73505 of 2023(2) dt.09-11-2023 2/2

5. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender within four weeks before the learned court below, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.-XI, Gaya in connection with Fatehpur P.S. Case No. 225 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) kundan/- U T