IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.47321 of 2008 SACHIDANAND PASWAN, Son of Anup Paswan, resident of Village – Maheshpur, the P.D.S. dealer of Gram Panchayat Maheshpur Bearing L.C. No. 2/97, P.S. Piri Bazar (Surajgarha), District – Lakhisarai. ….. Petitioner. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ….. Opp. Party. ----------- 03/ 01.05.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner, who is a fair price shop dealer, is apprehending his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act as it is said that he sold kerosene oil from his shop in an unauthorized manner to Ganesh Sao against whom the present case has been lodged. Counsel for the petitioner submits that stock of his shop was never verified by the authorities in the light of the allegation made in the present FIR. Let petitioner, above named, surrender in the court below within four weeks from today and the court below should verify from the case diary and other records whether in the light of the allegations contained in the FIR of the present case the stock of the petitioner was verified and irregularities found and in case there is no irregularities found in the maintenance of stock by him, then he be admitted to the privilege of bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.5,000/- (five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of S.D.J.M., Lakhisarai in connection with Surajgarha (Piri Bazar) P.S. Case No. 250 of 2008. Until such verification no coercive steps be taken against the petitioner. - 2 - This application is, accordingly, disposed of. Let this order be communicated to the court below through fax on payment of usual charges by the petitioner. DKS/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)