Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20739 of 2012 ====================================================== Shivanand Vishwakarma .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.30736 of 2012 ====================================================== Anil Kumar Azad .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 14-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners being the manager of warehouse corporation, Tilrath in the district of Begusarai and the procuring agent are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that due to keeping the grains locked, the quality of the wheat got deteriorated. It is submitted on behalf of Shivanand Vishwakarma that he was appointed as a procuring agent of the paddy on 15.12.2011 for Tilrath Tegra warehouse corporation whereas the Letter no. 663 of 2011 dated 16.12.2011, as contained in Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20739 of 2012 (3) dt.14-08-2012 2/2 Annexure-5, of the District Magistrate, by which direction was issued for lodging criminal case, reflects that the inspection was done on 16.12.2011. It is submitted on behalf of Anil Kumar Azad that the inspection report (Annexure-2) dated 29.12.2011 reflects that the quality of the wheat was not deteriorated rather 320 bags of wheat got infected with insects. The said enquiry report was signed by the informant as well as other officers of the warehouse corporation and thereafter the case has been lodged on 17.01.2012. Considering the inconsistencies between the prosecution case and the enquiry report, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in connection with Barauni P.S. Case No. 21 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 175

Statute Text:
Section 175 of the Indian Penal Code. Intentionally omitting to produce a document to a public servant by a person legally bound to produce deliver such document. Whoever, being legally bound to produce or deliver up any document to any public servant, as such, intentionally omits so to produce or deliver up the same, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both; or, if the document is to be produced or delivered up to a Court of Justice, with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.