IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.9658 of 2011 ASHOK PRASAD SON OF DEONARAIN PRASAD. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02 04.04.2011 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the P.D.S dealer is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. It is alleged that 299 bags of wheat were found loaded on the truck and 21 bags of wheat and 38 bags of rice were found loaded on another truck. It is submitted that the F.I.R reflects that only marginal discrepancy in the stock was found during verification. Though, the display board reflected the stock to be nil. It is further submitted that the alleged grains were claimed by the brother of the petitioner, who is a grain dealer, who has already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court. It is further submitted that there is no specific accusation that the grains were being sold in the black market and casual accusation of selling of the grains in the black market is only speculative accusation. 2 Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner, be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of his 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, Siwan in connection with Guthani P.S. Case No. 101/2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)