Subodh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88210 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-78 Year-2024 Thana- MALAYPUR District- Jamui ====================================================== Subodh Kumar S/O Saudagar Yadav R/O Village- Rampur, P.S- Laxmipur, Distt.- Jamui.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms.Sushmita Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Satyendra Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 08-01-2025 1.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 3(5), 61(2), 303(2), 317(2), 317(4), 338, 340(2), 318(2) and 318(4) of the BNS and Section 7 of the E.C. Act.

3.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant. It is next submitted that in sum and substance, the allegation as alleged in the FIR is that 610 bags of usna rice was found in a vehicle which was being driven by the petitioner and the cumulative weight of the 610 bags of usna rice was 257.20 kg and the petitioner fled from the place of occurrence. 4.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that rice is not a controlled commodity. It is next submitted that if

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88210 of 2024(2) dt.08-01-2025 2/2 the rice was recovered from the vehicle, then the same ought to have been brought from some place or trader, but then in the instant case, neither any trader nor any P.D.S. dealer has been made an accused. It is next submitted that there is no bar in carrying rice which is a free commodity and especially when it is not the case of the prosecution that the rice found was meant for being distributed amongst the beneficiaries. 5.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Malaypur P.S. Case No.78 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) SUMIT/- U T