1 APPLN 5026 OF 2010.sxw vks IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5026 OF 2010. Mr. Milind Mule .. Applicant -versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mr. R.V. Bansode, for the Applicant. Mr. Y. M. Nakhawa, APP for the Respondent State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: 26th November, 2010 P.C. 1. This is an application for anticipatory bail by a Kerosene retail dealer, who wants to make out a case that only 1400 litres of kerosene was delivered to him against 2300 litres of kerosene, which he had purchased from the wholesale dealer for which a receipt No.863 was issued. Learned APP has pointed out the statement of one Shrikant Shinde, wholesale dealer, who states that total 2300 litres of kerosene was delivered to the applicant for distribution to card holders. But on inspection by Supply Inspector concerned, it was found that there were only 7 barrels of 200 litres each and therefore, the shop of applicant was sealed. Thus, the applicant has not shown the accounts of 900 litres of kerosene and 2 APPLN 5026 OF 2010.sxw not distributed to concerned card holders and therefore, he has been chargesheeted under Section 3 and 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. The attempt of the learned counsel for the applicant to show from the affidavit of driver of the tanker that only 1400 litres of kerosene was delivered or from the panchnama which has been recorded showing delivery of l400 litres or that the applicant’s books of accounts show that only 1400 litres of kerosene delivered, must fail at this stage. All these things would have to be examined by the Investigating Officer in the course of investigation. No case for anticipatory bail is made out. The application, therefore, is rejected. (R. C. CHAVAN, J.)