IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.21294 of 2011 Ayodhya Paswan son of Jawahar Paswan Resident of village-Manjhauli, P.S.-Amba District-Aurangabad. Versus The State Of Bihar ----------- 2. 6.7.2011. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Apprehending his arrest in connection with Amba P.S. Case No.69 of 2009 registered for the offence under section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, the petitioner has prayed for grant of bail. As per prosecution case, the informant, Arjun Mahto, who is Block Supply Officer has alleged that he got information that from a tractor bearing registration no.24B- 0492 rice bag was being unloaded. One Sunil Sao was apprehended and he disclosed that he purchased the rice of F.C.I. from one Rajendra Prasad and the petitioner. The informant further alleged that fifty one bags rice were seized from the tractor and eighteen bags rice were seized form the shop of Sunil Sao. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a licensee of P.D.S. shop situated in Manjhauli. The shop of the petitioner was checked by the informant. The investigation officer, during the course of investigation, found that the petitioner lifted 34 ½ quintals rice on 24.9.2009 and the same was being carried. No shortage of stock was found. There was brake down of the vehicle carrying rice due to mechanical fault and the 2 rice was unloaded in the government community hall. Further submission is that the S.D.P.O. supervised the case and found the case false against the petitioner but the Superintendent of Police, Aurangabad directed for arrest of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail on the ground mentioned in the first information report and in the impugned order. Taking into consideration the submissions advanced on behalf of the parties, let the petitioner, namely, Ayodhya Paswan, in the event of his arrest at the hands of the police or surrender before the court below, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad in connection with Amba P.S. Case No.69 of 2009. Md.S. ( Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)