IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR.MISC. NO.46045 OF 2009 GOPAL KUMAR, SON OF SHRI BIDHYA SAO, RESIDENT OF PURANI BAZAR, LAKHISARAI, CHITRANJAN ROAD, RANISATI MANDIR, POLICE STATION LAKHISARAI, DISTRICT LAKHISARAI VERSUS THE STATE OF BIHAR ******** 2 04/03/2010 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a licensee and on search 1800 empty bags and 205 bags of fertilizers were recovered from his house. He further submits that no offence is made out under the provisions of the Essential Commodities Act. Be that as it may, the above named petitioner is directed to be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest/surrender before the Court below within a period of six weeks from today in Lakhisarai Police Station Case No. 555 of 2009 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, Lakhisarai subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Anand ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)