IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.36557 of 2010 RAMASHANKAR SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 03/ 03.01.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned P.P. for the State. The petitioner is languishing in jail custody since 18.8.2010 in connection with Mehandia P.S. Case no.86/2010 registered under section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. It would appear from perusal of the first information report as well as case diary that the petitioner provided space to the other co- accused for keeping wheat and rice which have been lifted by other accused under the scheme of BPL. Considering the aforesaid circumstances as well as period of detention of the petitioner in jail custody, the petitioner, Ramashankar Singh is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad in Mehandia. P. S. Case No.86 of 2010. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J)