CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER

6 21-01-2026 Heard Ms. Namrata Mishra, learned Senior counsel along with Ms. Archana Jha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners; Mr. Ajit Kumar, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State and Mr. Nirmal Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the O.P. No.2.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Kaluahi P.S. Case No. 51290292520028 of 2025 registered under Sections 316(2),316(3),316(5),318(4),3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 .

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, on the basis of a joint written application submitted by the Block Education Officer, Kaluahi, and the Assistant Godown Manager, BSFC Godown, Khajauli, an FIR was lodged alleging that pursuant to an order of the Sub-Divisional Officer, Madhubani Sadar, a three-member enquiry committee conducted an inspection on 25.02.2025, during which a vehicle bearing Registration No. BR-06-GB-8178 carrying 68 bags of rice (50 kg each) was intercepted by local people at Utkramit Madhya Vidyalaya, Malmal West, and it was found that the food grains, meant for distributi