IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.18379 of 2008 AJAY SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4. 28.7.2008 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Ara Nawada P.S. Case No.21 of 2008 for the alleged offences registered under section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is not the dealer of any such items. The allegation is that in his Telephone Booth, two cylinders were found and nothing more. Further allegation is to the effect that in the shop of Sunil Kumar, who runs the business of repairing gas burners, cylinders with nozzles as well as the weighing machines etc. were found for the purpose of refilling the gas in small cylinders. Considering the submissions, as noticed above, it is directed that petitioner Ajay Singh, in the event of his arrest or - 2 - surrender in connection with Ara Nawada P.S. Case No.21 of 2008, within a period of four weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur, in connection with the aforesaid case, on the conditions mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)