IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.409 of 2010 LAXMI SAO LATE BHANCHAND SAO RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KHORAITHA,P.S.BIKRAM,DISTT.PATNA Versus STATE OF BIHAR For the petitioner : Mr.Ajay Kumar No.1 For the State : Mr.Addl.P.P. ----------- 2/ 18.1.2010 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner is in custody since 11.9.2009 in a case which has been registered for offences under Section 409 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code and 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. Allegation is that the petitioner was found in possession of 37 bags of rice with “F.C.I.” lebel. The petitioner told that rice was purchased from one Ashwani Kumar. Submission is that Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act is not attracted and the petitioner is a man of advanced age of 65 years. 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 learned 2 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Danapur (Patna) in Bikram P.S.Case No. 158 of 2009. Tahir/- ( Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)