IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.35287 of 2009 RAM BILASH KUMAR . Versus STATE OF BIHAR . ----------- 3. 08.12.2009 Heard the counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing for the state. Petitioner is a P.D.S. dealer. F.I.R. of Simri Bakhtiarpur P.S. Case No. 100/09 registered for offence u/S 7 of Essential Commodities Act with the allegation that 170 quintals of rice were found kept stored in his house. On query made from the petitioner, he failed to produce any stock register relating to the stored rice. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the occurrence is alleged to have taken place on 10.05.2009 and three days earlier, i.e. on 07.05.2009, he lifted 175 quintals of rice from B.F.C. godown. Some of the lifted grains were transported to his shop and the rest were in transit stored at his residence which is legally permissible. Considering the fact, prayer for grant of anticipatory bail is allowed. In the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks from today, the petitioner, Ram Bilash Kumar will be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Simri Bakhtiarpur P.S. Case No. 100 of 2009 to the satisfaction of Sub- Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa subject to the conditions as laid down u/S 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. AKV/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)