ASHARFI LAL Vs. STATE OF U.P.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. and perused the record.

(2.) AS per prosecution story, the allegation against the applicant is that some essential commodities belonging to the fair price shop of the applicant were being carried by a Tractor for the purpose of black marketing and during inspection of the fair price shop of the applicant, according to the Stock Register, some irregularities were found in the distribution of the essential commodities meant for BPL card holders.

(3.) KEEPING in view the nature of the offence, evidence, complicity of the accused, severity of punishment and submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, I am of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. Let the applicant Asharfi Lal involved in Case Crime No. 1402 of 2009 under Sections 3/7 Essential Commodities Act ,1955, P.S. Sahaswan, District Budaun be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions:- (i)The applicant will not tamper with the evidence during the trial. (ii) The applicant will not pressurise/intimidate the prosecution witness. (iii)The applicant will appear before the trial court on the date fixed.