IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.18340 of 2009 Nagina Prasad Yadav son of Late Kallu Yadav, Resident of village- Bahuara, P.S.- Manpur, District- Nalanda …Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar …OP ----------- 3/ 11.07.2011 Heard the parties. The petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 03.12.2007 passed by the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda at Biharsharif, in Manpur P.S. Case No.41 of 2007 by which cognizance has been taken under section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. It has been submitted that petitioner was a dealer of the Public Distribution System and, therefore, was agent of the State and was protected under section 31(2) (c) of the Unification Order as also that the Block Supply Officer had no powers to institute the case against the petitioner. Since these are the matters which can only be appreciated at the stage of trial, I am not inclined to interfere in the matter. In the result, the application is dismissed. JA/- (Anjana Prakash,J.)