Allowed
Arun Kumar and Anr. v. The State Of Bihar
Patna HCCR. MISC./9631/2014
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The Patna High Court allowed a criminal miscellaneous petition seeking quashing of an order imposing prosecution under the Essential Commodities Act. The court held that since rice is not a controlled item, no offence was made out, and the magistrate's order was set aside.
What did the court decide?
The order dated 13.04.2012 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siwan, in Maharajganj P.S. Case No. 178 of 2010 is set aside; application allowed.