IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.592 of 2010 KRISHNANDAN SAO @ KRISHNA SAO, son of Late Akshay Lal Sao, resident of village- Ghoshwari (Mokamah), P.S.- Ghoshwari, Distt.- Patna. . . . . . Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR & 2. Block Supply Officer, Barh . . . . . . Respondents For the Petitioner : Mr. N.K. Agrawal, Sr. Adv. : Mr. D.N. Tiwari, Advocate For the State : AC to SC-15 ----------- 2/ 26.07.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. In the instant writ application, the petitioner prays for quashing the seizure of 28.60 quintals of wheat and 161.66 quintals of rice contained in 62 and 354 bags respectively seized by Block Supply Officer, Barh on 15.04.2010 in connection with Ghoswari P.S. case no. 22 of 2010 under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that admittedly the food grains were seized from his premises. He further submits that the main cause of the seizure of the food grains was that the bags carried F.C.I. marks. As the food grains are perishable commodities, this Court directs that if petitioner files a representation before the Block Supply Officer, Barh, he would release the same on furnishing adequate sureties, 15 % of which would be in form of cash sureties. The release of the food grains would be subject to criminal prosecution and confiscation case. Let this order be sent to Block Supply Officer, Barh through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)