IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.51014 of 2008 AMIT KUMAR, son of Rajendra Prasad, village Mahuri, PS and District Nalanda.. Petitioner. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 30.1.2009 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner is an accused in a case under sections 379 and 420 of the Penal Code and section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner Amit Kumar and Anand are business partners and both of them run a shop for sale of food grains. The allegation is that a bullock cart was intercepted and the owner of the bullock cart is said to have disclosed that he was taking the wheat to the shop of Amit Kumar and Anand Kumar who are allegedly partners. Learned counsel submits that Anand Kumar has been granted bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 51248 of 2008 on 22.12.2008 and further submits that the wheat has been released by this court in favour of Anand Kumar. Considering the fact that Anand Kumar has been granted bail, the petitioner is directed to be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender within four weeks in Laheri PS Case No. 167 of 2008 on furnishing bail bond of rupees ten thousand with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the C.J.M., Nalanda at Bihar Sharif subject to the conditions laid down under section 438 (2) Cr.P.C. haque (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)