IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.24038 of 2008 RAM NIWAS YADAV Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 14.8.2008. Heard counsel for the petitioner and the State. Offence alleged is under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. Petitioner is fair price dealer and the allegation is that the food grains supplied to him and other fair price dealer for distribution are being sold in black market. Counsel for the petitioner submits that rice and wheat bags suspected to be sold in black market were not seized from the shop of the petitioner and no such enquiry was conducted in the shop of the petitioner which could reveal any shortage of food grains released to the petitioner for distribution. Investigation is still going and till now petitioner has not been charge sheeted. Considering the aforesaid fact prayer for anticipatory bail is allowed. The petitioner namely Ram Niwas Yadav is directed to surrender before the C.J.M Bhojpur at Arrah within four weeks from today and on his so surrendering he shall be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M. Bhojpur at Arrah in connection with Sikrahtta P.S.Case no.13 of 2007 subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Sss/- (Mridula Mishra, J) - 2 -