IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.328 of 2011 Lalan Diwedi Versus The State of Bihar & Ors. ----------- 2. 28.6.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The prayer of the petitioner is for quashing of the First Information Report of Patahi Police Station Case No.100 of 2010 registered on 31st of December, 2010 for the alleged offence under section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. It is submitted that the petitioner is a Public Distribution System Dealer and has committed no offence for not distributing the food grains in question. It is further submitted that the petitioner did not lift the food grains from the godown of the State Food Corporation and, as such, the allegation of not distributing the food grains is non est. Learned counsel for the State, on the other hand, submits that the allegation made in the First Information Report discloses the commission of the offence alleged. Considering the submissions of the parties, let the investigation of the aforesaid police case be completed expeditiously without unnecessary delay and upon completion of the investigation, police report be submitted forthwith. It will be open for the petitioner to bring it to the notice of the concerned Investigating Officer any relevant information/material to facilitate the investigation. It is, however, made clear that this Court has not - 2 - expressed any opinion on the merit of the case. The writ application stands disposed of. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)