The Patna High Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner in a case under the Essential Commodities Act, allowing release upon arrest or surrender within four weeks through the requisite magistrate.
Petitioner released on anticipatory bail to furnish personal bond within four weeks.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61563 of 2022
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-87 Year-2022 Thana- DARIHAT District- Rohtas
====================================================== DEVASIK RAM Son of Jokhan Ram R/V- Parsawan Dhelabag, P.S- Darihat, Dist- Rohtas
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vishwajeet Kumar Mishra, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Parmeshwar Mehta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER
2 04-01-2023
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
counsel for the State.
The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Darihat P.S. Case No. 87 of 2022 corresponding to G.R. No. 395 of 2022 registered under Section 7of the Essential Commodities Act.
Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case merely on basis of suspicion. Further submission is that there is no any complaint against this petitioner by any of the consumers. He also submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent.
Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be released on bail, in the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61563 of 2022(2) dt.04-01-2023 2/2
event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing personal bond to the satisfaction of the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate-II, Dehri, Rohtas in connection with Darihat P.S. Case No. 87 of 2022 corresponding to G.R. No. 395 of 2022, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr. P.C.
(Arvind Srivastava, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner in connection with the case under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Devasik Ram
Arvind Srivastava
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