IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.18120 of 2010 LAL BAHADUR RAM Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02. 25.05.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is languishing in jail since 04.03.2010 in a case registered under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. It is alleged that 30 bags of wheat and 6 bags of rice were seized from a public place whereas from the house of the petitioner and from the neighbour’s house 38 bags of rice and 5 bags of wheat were seized. It is alleged that these foodgrains were to be distributed to the B.P.L. families under the Antoyodaya Seheme. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that on 26.12.2009 the stock verification of the petitioner was done by the competent authority and the stock were found proper whereas the present F.I.R. was lodged on 05.01.2010 and between 26.12.2009 to 05.01.2010 petitioner not lifted any foodgrains on account of his P.D.S. dealership. It is further submitted that petitioner was never been involved in any case and statement to that effect has been made in paragraph No. 17 of the present petition. 2 Considering the aforesaid submissions, for the purposes of bail only, let the petitioner namely Lal Bahadur Ram be enlarged 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, Ara in connection with Udawantnagar P.S. Case No. 5 of 2010. Shageer (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)