IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR.MISC. NO.226 OF 2009 UMA SHANKAR SINGH, SON OF SRI MANORANJAN PRASAD SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MOSADPUR, POLICE STATION BARAUNI, DISTRICT BEGUSARAI VERSUS STATE OF BIHAR ******* 2 10.02.2009 Heard Counsel for the petitioner and the A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner is an accused in a case under Sections 413, 414, 420, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. A tanker unloading the kerosene oil that it was carrying along with 13 persons and the driver of the tanker were arrested by the informant. A second tanker was standing on the road which belongs to this petitioner. This tanker along with the diesel was seized and the driver of that tanker was also arrested by the informant. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner applied for release of the tanker and the diesel which was released in his favour. It is also submitted that no confiscating proceedings have been initiated against the petitioner. He further submits that as far as the tanker of the petitioner is concerned, there is no complain or allegation that the diesel was being 2 used for any illegal purposes. Considering the aforesaid submissions, the petitioner Uma Shankar Singh is directed to be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest/surrender before the Court below within a period of six weeks from today in Barauni Police Station Case No. 305 of 2008 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Anand ( Sheema Ali Khan, J. )