IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.34199 of 2008 RANJIT KUMAR BHAGAT Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 08.09.2008 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is an accused in a case registered for the offence under sections 406, 420, 120B of the Indian Penal Code and section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that admittedly the allegation is to the effect that 66 quintal of wheat was recovered from the house of the co- accused Azhar Ali. It is further submitted that this petitioner has been implicated in this case on the statement of Md. Zuber that the wheat in question belongs to the petitioner, who is a dealer under the Public Distribution System. It is further contended that neither any inquiry nor any verification of the stock of the petitioner’s shop was made and as a matter of fact the stock at the petitioner’s shop is as per the supply made to him for distribution among the consumers. As such, there is no cheating on the part of the petitioner nor there is violation of any of the provisions of the Essential Commodities Act. Having considered the submissions, as noticed 2 above, and in the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioner, namely, Ranjit Kumar Bhagat be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar, in connection with Barari (Semapur) P.S.Case No. 61 of 2008 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)