IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellanious No.17653 of 2011 MOST. MINTU DEVI - Petitioner/s(s) Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR Opposite Party/s(s) --------------------- 2 01.07.2011 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the proprietor of the gas agency is apprehending her arrest in a case registered under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. On the basis of the complaint of realizing Rs. 130/- more than the prescribed rate for domestic gas cylinder, raid was conducted when some persons were arrested while refilling the gas cylinder near the gas go- down. It is alleged that 42 refill vouchers were created in place of 39 refill vouchers. The vouchers were not in the serial number. The information board was not up to date. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the 2 petitioner that the petitioner is a widow and the functioning of the gas agency is handled by the employees. Moreover, there is nothing on record to suggest that anyone paid excess amount for the gas cylinder than the prescribed rate and refilling was not done in the go-down of the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner, be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in connection with Barauni P.S. Case No. 34/2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)