IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.2318 of 2009 SMT.NITU PRASAD @ NITU CHAUDHARY, wife of Sri Mani Bhushan Choudhary, resident of mohalla Mahendra Colony, Banu Chhapra, Bettiah, P.S. Bettiah, Town and District West Champaran Versus STATE OF BIHAR With Cr.Misc. No.3451 of 2009 HARENDRA BAITHA, son of Late Ramyash Baitha, permanent resident of village Mujouna, P.S. Sikta, District West Champaran and presently residing at Banjaria, Pandal, P.S. Banjaria, District East Champaran Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02/ 16.3.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioner in Cr. Misc. No. 2318 of 2009 is the L.P.G. dealer. Petitioner in Cr. Misc. No. 3451 of 2009 is the Manager of the establishment of which petitioner of Cr. Misc. No. 2318 of 2009 is the proprietor. They are apprehending their arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act and Section 414 of the Indian Penal Code on the basis of the written report of the Incharge, Block Supply Officer, Turkaulia, who raided the shop premises of one Suresh Kumar who confirmed before the In-charge Block Supply Officer that he is procuring L.P.G. cylinder from the establishment of the petitioner of the two application. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the entire allegation is absolutely false, as when the establishment of the petitioners was checked by the authorities, no irregularity in the stock was found nor any complaint has been lodged by the card-holders, who are to be provided L.P.G. cylinders from the 2 establishment of the petitioners. Let the petitioners, Smt. Nitu Prasad @ Nitu Chaudhary and Harendra Baitha surrender before the court below within four weeks from today and if the court below after perusing the case diary is satisfied that no irregularity whatsoever is alleged and established after verification of the stock of the establishment of the petitioners as also the fact that no card holder has come forward to lodge complaint against them, then they be admitted to the privilege of bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (Rs. Five thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Turkoulia P.S. Case No. 142 of 2008, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Arjun/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)