IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.52640 of 2008 Rajesh Kumar, S/O Sri Suresh Singh, r/o Village- Dangi Tola Rajgir, P.S.- Rajgir, District- Nalanda. ------Petitioner. -Versus- The State of Bihar…………………………………Opposite Party. -------- 2. 23.12.2008. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner is an accused in a case under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. The allegation in the First Information Report is that a Truck was standing by the road side carrying empty Gas Cylinders. It is alleged that the truck had been brought in order to load and unload the Gas Cylinders for the purpose of black marketing. The First Information Report was lodged on 1.9.2008 and the petitioner was a seizure list witness. Later, it appears that one of the Gas Distributor Jawahar Lal filed a case against the Sub Divisional Officer, Rajgir and other officers making certain allegations against them. The petitioner was the witness in the said complaint. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is sought to be arrested in the present case because he was the witness in the complaint case filed by the Gas Supplier, Jawahar Lal. Be that as it may, in the event of arrest or surrender the petitioner Rajesh Kumar is directed to be released on anticipatory 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 - 2 - Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda in connection with Rajgir P. S. Case No.117 of 2008 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K. (Sheema Ali Khan,J)