IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.25043 of 2009 SHIV NARAYAN GUPTA, S/O SRI RAM KEWAL SAH, R/O VILLAGE-KOCHAS, P.S.-KOCHAS, DISTRICT-ROHTAS. ………………PETITIONER. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ………………OPP. PARTY. ----------- 2 14.09.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Case is under Section 7 of the E.C. Act. It is said that number of gas cylinders were recovered from the house-cum-shop of the petitioner. It was presumed that they were kept there for black-marketing. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that due to long distance between market and the village, the consumers used to keep their cylinders in the repairing shop of the petitioner and whenever they routed through the shop, they used to carry the cylinders to their village home. It appears from the order of the learned court below that petitioner had produced some documents with regard to connection of the gas connections of some of the consumers whose cylinders were in his shop. Petitioner is in custody since 9.5.2009 and it is said that it is the first offence of the petitioner and he - 2 - has no criminal antecedent whatsoever. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits on behalf of the petitioner that he will not commit any such crime in future. Considering the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, this application is allowed. Petitioner, namely, Shiv Narayan Gupta is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of S.D.J.M., Rohtas in connection with Kochas P.S. Case No. 61 of 2009. Arvind/ (J. N. Singh, J.)