IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.8956 of 2010 SATYA NARAYAN GUPTA Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 05. 11.05.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. The prosecution case is based upon the seizure of 67 bags of sugar. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that vide Annexure-2, the sugar was declared as decontrolled item from 14.08.2009 till 8th of January, 2010 and subsequently vide another notification on 27th of January, 2010 the sugar has been again notified as a controlled item. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that he is the bona fide purchaser and the notification controlling sugar has not been published in the official gazette and hence he has no knowledge about such notification as sugar was decontrolled since 2002. The alleged sugar has been released vide order passed in Cr.W.J.C. No. 168 of 2010 on 04.03.2010. In view of the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner namely Satya Narayan Gupta, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 2 weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in connection with Sitamarhi P.S. Case No. 61 of 2010. Shageer (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)