The Patna High Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner in a case under the Essential Commodities Act involving excess stock, requiring a bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with sureties and surrender within six weeks.
Enlargement on bail with a bond of Rs. 10,000 and two sureties of the like amount, conditioned upon surrender within six weeks.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 58723 of 2018
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-58 Year-2018 Thana- Alinagar District- Darbhanga
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Mahesh Prasad Yadav, S/o late Jiten Yadav, R/o Village – Kumhraul, PS – Ali Nagar, Distt. - Darbhanga.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Suresh Pd. Singh Smt. Kumari Rashmi For the Opposite Party/s : None ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2. 20-09-2018
Heard Sri Suresh Prasad Singh, learned counsel
assisted by Smt. Kumari Rashmi, learned counsel for the petitioner. None appeared on behalf of State.
The sole petitioner, apprehending his arrest in Ali Nagar P.S. Case No. 58 of 2018 registered for offence under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, has prayed for grant of bail in the event of his arrest or surrender.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is P.D.S. dealer and only accusation has been made that on inspection, excess stock was found in the shop of the petitioner.
Considering the nature of accusation, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from today,
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.58723 of 2018(2) dt.20-09-2018 2/2
let the petitioner namely Mahesh Prasad Yadav be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned I/c S.D.J.M., Benipur, Darbhanga in connection with Alinagar P.S. Case No. 58 of 2018, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
(Rakesh Kumar, J.)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner apprehending arrest in a case under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Mahesh Prasad Yadav
The State of Bihar
Rakesh Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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