IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.6573 of 2009 SHREE BHAGWAN PRASAD son of Sukdeo Prasad, resident of village- Majhariya, P.S.- Turkauliya, District- East Champaran, Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 24.03.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. R.P.S. Singh, Addl. P.P. appearing for the State. The offence alleged is under section7 of the Essential Commodities Act. Allegation against the petitioner is that he being the fertilizer dealer under the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985 was allegedly found that he closed the shop at 1 p.m. and left the place which prevented the officials of the department to make inspection. It is submitted that under the aforesaid order there is no official order which controls the opening and closing of the shop and it is the petitioner’s decision to open & close the shop as per the requirement of the business. 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, above named, 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, East Champaran, Motihari, in connection with Motihari Town P.S. Case No. 356 of 2008 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)