IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.51181 of 2008 HARI PRASAD, S/O BACCHHU PRASAD SHARMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-VENA, P.S. VENA, DISTIRCT-NALANDA …………. PETITIONER Versus STATE OF BIHAR ………….. OPPOSITE PARTY ----------- 02/ 29-01-2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. Petitioner is an accused in a case under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. It is alleged that kerosene oil was seized from one Krishna Sao who has stated that the kerosene oil belonged to the petitioner a P.D.S. dealer. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that his stock and register has not been verified to indicate that there was any discrepancy or shortage of kerosene oil and without any such verification it can not be said that the petitioner was responsible that the kerosene oil belonged to the petitioner. This fact can only be examined by the Court below while considering the regular bail application of the petitioner. The bail application is disposed of with an observation that if the petitioner seeks and prays for regular bail, the court below will consider the submissions made on behalf of the petitioner and dispose of the bail application within a period of two weeks from the date of its filing. S.Sb/- (Sheema Ali Khan, J.) - 2 -