2025:JHHC:34751 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6551 of 2025 ---- Md. Ashif Iquabal @ Ashif Ikbal, aged about 29 years son of Md. M. Ansari, resident of Gaus Nagar, Makdumpur, Radhanagar, PO Makdumpur, PS Balidih, District Bokaro, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Nishant Kumar Roy, Advocate For the State :- Mr. P.D. Agarwal, Advocate ---- 2/20.11.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Chandankiyari PS Case No.129 of 2024, for offence registered under section 7 of Essential Commodities Act, 1955, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Bokaro. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner happened to be door-step delivery agent of Chandankiyari Ware House. He further submits that case is registered under section 7 of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and only allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has not verified about the supply of the food grains at the door-step and notice under Section 35(3), BNSS, 2023 was served. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that allegations are there of not verifying the delivery of food grains articles at the door- step. 5. Considering that the petitioner has received the notice under section 35(3) of the BNSS, 2023, and in that view of the matter the petitioner, above named, is directed to surrender before learned court within two weeks from today and learned court shall release petitioner, above named, on such terms and conditions as well as sureties as learned court may deem fit and proper. 6. This petition is disposed of. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 20.11.2025 SI/