IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.27429 of 2008 OM PRAKASH GUPTA Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 20.08.2008 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is an accused in a case registered for the offence under section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that sixty eight bags of wheat found on the truck in question belongs to this petitioner and since the driver could not produce any paper in support of those wheat the present case has been registered against the owner of the wheat. It is further submitted that under the extant regulations, no licensing is required for carrying wheat which could be sold in open market. Considering 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, namely, Om Prakash Gupta 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 2 the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Araria, in connection with Special Case No. 8 of 2008 arising out of Jogbani P.S.Case No. 38 of 2008 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)