AJAY KUMAR JALAN @ AJAY JALAN Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND
LAWS(JHAR)-2007-2-64
HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND
Decided on February 13,2007

Ajay Kumar Jalan @ Ajay Jalan Appellant
VERSUS
STATE OF JHARKHAND Respondents

JUDGEMENT

D.K.SINHA, J. - (1.) THE petitioner Ajay Kumar Jalan @ Ajay Jalan has preferred two petitions one under Sections 397/401 Code of Criminal Procedure and another under Article 226 of the Constitution of India which are directed against the common order impugned passed by Shri Sanjay Kumar Chandriyavi, Additional Sessions Judge, F.T.C. No. VI, Giridih in Cr. Revision No. 154/03 and Cr. Revision No. 161/03, decided by a common order dated 19.3.04 whereby and whereunder the petition filed by the petitioner Ajay Kumar Jalan @ Ajay Jalan for the release of the edible oils in his favour was rejected and the same was directed to be delivered to the O.P. No. 2 M/s Mahesh Edible Oil Industries Limited on furnishing bonds of Rs. 7,00,000.00 .
(2.) IN the writ petition as well as in the Cr. Revision the relief sought for are common and to quote: Pending final hearing of this application, the operation of order dated 19.3.2004 passed by Shri Sanjay Kumar Chandriyavi, Additional Sessions Judge, F.T.C. VI, Giridih in Cr. Revision No. 154/03 (in Cr. Revision Petition and Cr. Revision No. 161/03 in Cr. Writ No. 111 of 2004 may kindly be set aside. The effect of both the reliefs is common. However, in the Cr. Writ the specific prayer has been made as to why article seized in Giridih (Town) P.S. Case No. 237/03 be not released to the petitioner (Ajay Kumar Jalan @ Ajay Jalan. Heard the learned Counsels for the parties at length.
(3.) THE brief fact of the case is that the informant Ashok Kumar Singh Officer -in -Charge of Giridih (Town) Police Station on tip off, raided the house of the petitioner Ajay Kumar Jalan @ Ajay Jalan at Darzee Mohalla, Giridih on 29.9.03 with the police party, in presence of the witnesses and in course of search of his house he found mustered oil of "Saloni" Brand were kept there in huge quantity. He called for the independent witnesses and when the documents related to such mustered oil were demanded, no document was produced except an explanation that the relevant documents would be lying with the Nimiaghat Police Station for the reasons that the truck which was carrying "Saloni" Brand mustered oil met with an accident within the jurisdiction of Nimiaghat Police Station and that the said "Saloni" brand edible oils were brought by Babloo Ojha and sold to him against consideration. The mustered oil of "Saloni" brand were seized in presence of the witnesses against the seizure list upon being dissatisfied with the explanation given and the petitioner was arrested. However, in course of interrogation the petitioner disclosed that he had also kept mustered oil in the Marketing Yard and about 475 packets of "Saloni" Edible Oil were seized from the godown of the petitioner allotted to him in the yard. It was further alleged that the pouches of the "Saloni" Brand Mustered Oil were opened and were collected in several containers so it was difficult for the informant to specify the definite quantity of the Mustered Oil seized. The case was instituted under Sec. 414/34 I.P.C.;


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