IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.35749 of 2008 ANAND KUMAR @ ANAND KUMAR DUBEY S/o- Baleshwar Dubey R/o- Village Bhorey, P.S. – Bhorey, District - Gopalganj Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 20.11.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is an accused in a case registered for the offences under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner’s name has been implicated in this case on the confessional statement of co-accused Jitendra Prasad that this petitioner was also involved in the alleged crime. He further submits that co-accused Jitendra Prasad has been allowed bail as per order contained in annexure-2 as well as the Assistant, Godown Manager has also been granted bail by order dated 22th of August 2008 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 13883 of 2008 who was also allegedly involved in the said alleged black marketing. Certified copy of the order has been produced on behalf of the petitioner which is kept on record. Having considered the submissions, as - 2 - noticed above, and in the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioner named above be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj in connection with Mirganj P.S. Case No. 31 of 2008 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Jagdish/- (Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J)