IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.45377 of 2009 GAUTAM SAO SON OF LATE RAM PRASAD SAO, RESIDENT OF PURANI BAZAR, LAKHISARAI CHITRANJAN ROAD, RANI SATI MANDIR, P.S. & DISTRICT- LAKHISARAI Versus STATE OF BIHAR with Cr.Misc. No.32 of 2010 ASHOK SAO @ ASHOK SAH SON OF LATE RAMPRASAD SAO, RESIDENT OF PURANI BAZAR, LAKHISARAI, CHITRANJAN ROAD, RANI SATI MANDIR, P.S.- LAKHISARAI Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 08/01/2010 Heard Mr. N. K. Aggrawal the learned Sr. Counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State. Above noted applications have arisen out of one occurrence i.e. Lakhisarai P.S. Case No. 555 of 2009 have been heard together and are being disposed of by this common order. The petitioner seeks bail in a case which has been registered under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. Allegation is that the petitioners were involved in illicit trade of fertilizers. Submission is that offence under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act is triable in a summary manner and maximum punishment is one year. Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code is not applicable in view of specific provision under Section 7 of the Essential 2 Commodities Act. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioners above named of both the cases are directed to be released on furnishing of bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M./concerned Court, Lakhisarai in connection with Lakhisarai P.S. Case No. 555 of 2009. avin (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)