IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.34461 of 2008 NITISH SAO S/o- Shri Brijnandan Prasad R/o- Village Onda, P.S. –Sare, District Nalanda Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 24.10.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is an accused in a case registered for the offences under Sections 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. The allegation against the petitioner alongwith other co-accused persons is to the effect that they had kept food grains for black-marketing in the premises in question. It is submitted that the petitioner is the Munsi of the co-accused Sunil Mahto who was tenant of the co-accused Murari Mukhiya . It is further submitted that the food grains in fact belonged to the different agriculturists which would appear from the report of the Sub-Inspector of Police as contained in Annexure-5 and considering the said report, learned Chief Judicial Magistrate directed to released the food grains to the - 2 - different agriculturists as mentioned in his order contained in Annexure-6 to the supplementary affidavit filed today. Having considered the submissions, as noticed above, and in the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioner named above be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda at Bihar Sharif in connection with Asthawan P.S. Case No. 20 of 2008 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Jagdish/- (Shaielsh Kumar Sinha,J)