Patna High Court confirmed the provisional anticipatory bail granted to the petitioner in a case involving Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, finding insufficient material against him. The application was allowed.
Provisional anticipatory bail confirmed in connection with Muraliganj P.S.Case No.132 of 2019.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63885 of 2019
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-132 Year-2019 Thana- MURLIGANJ District- Madhepura
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NIRAJ KUMAR @ GUDDU YADAV Son of Shri Dhineshwari Yadav @ Bindeshwari Yadav Resident of Village- Baisadh, P.S.- Kumarkhand, DistrictMadhepura.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Rajesh Ranjan, Adv For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Parmeshwar Mehta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER
3 17-12-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act.
Petitioner is owner of the truck from which rice was seized. The driver of the truck informed to the police that he had loaded the rice from the referred rice mill but the driver has not stated anything that the petitioner had knowledge or was involved in the movement of the rice as claimed.
Considering the merit of this case, the petitioner was already allowed provisional anticipatory bail on 05.11.2019 while calling for case diary. The case diary discloses no other
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material against the petitioner. Hence, provisional anticipatory bail is hereby confirmed in connection with Muraliganj P.S.Case No.132 of 2019 pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhepura.
This application is allowed.
(Birendra Kumar, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether provisional anticipatory bail allowed to the petitioner should be confirmed.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Niraj Kumar @ Guddu Yadav
The State of Bihar
Birendra Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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