IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.18135 of 2009 HARI PRASAD, son of Bachchu Prasad Sharma, resident of Village-Wena, P.S. Wena, District Nalanda ---Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. Mr. Sarvanand Mishra, son of not known, Sub- Inspector of Police, Wena, P.S. Wena, in the District of Nalanda. ---Opp. Parties ----------- 3. 13.5.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner assails the order dated 11th of February, 2009 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda at Biharsharif in Rahui (Wena) P.S. Case No.245 of 2008 taking cognizance under section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no cognizance of the aforesaid offence could be taken unless there is any contravention of the order contained in section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act. On perusal of the impugned order, it appears that cognizance has been taken upon perusal of the allegations made in the First Information Report as also the materials collected during the investigation, which led to the filing of the charge sheet against the petitioner, which contains the relevant ingredients. In view of the above, I do not find any error in the order taking cognizance of the offence. The application is, accordingly, dismissed. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)