IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.49982 of 2008 KULDIP KUMAR DAS @ KULDIP DAS SON OF ANIRUDH PD.DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MIRGANJ,P.S.JOGBANI,DISTT.ARARIA Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3/ 24.3.2009 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks bail in a case which has been registered for offences under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act and 3(i)a Black Marketing Act. According to allegation, 265 litres of kerosene oil was recovered from the possession of the petitioner and he could not give valid explanation. Submission is that the petitioner is in jail custody since the date of occurrence i.e. 30th September,2008 and the recovery was not made from the conscious possession of the petitioner, rather it was recovered from the road side. Further Submission is that the seizure is also violative of Section 100 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner has fair antecedent. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be released on 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, Araria in Jogbani P.S.Case No. 135 of 2008 (Special Case No. 27 of 2008). Tahir/- ( Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)