IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.48313 of 2008 SURENDRA TIWARY, SON OF LATE RAJENDRA TIWARY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE – MAHANAGANNI, P.S. – BETTIAH MUFFASIL, DISTRICT –WEST CHAMPARAN ............................... PETITIONER Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR .............. OPP. PARTY ----------- 3 20.03.2009 Heard learned lawyer for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is an accused of a case which has been registered under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. The informant Block Supply Officer, Majhaulia has given written application that the petitioner being a fair price shop dealer has lifted 2806 litres of kerosene oil for May 2008 and has not distributed to the beneficiaries. It has been contended on behalf of the petitioner that the articles were distributed till the month of April 2008. So far as the distribution relating to the month of May 2008, the petitioner could not distribute the same. The petitioner is in custody since 11.10.2008. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Bettiah Muffasil P.S. Case No. 99 of 2008. Kundan (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)