IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.18633 of 2008 MD.SAGIR @ SAGIR AHMAD Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 17.9.2008 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Motihari Muffasil P.S. Case No.39 of 2008 for the alleged offences registered under section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. The allegation against the petitioner is that a huge quantity of kerosene oil was recovered from his house, which was under his tenancy. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that admittedly the said house does not belong to the petitioner nor the petitioner is a tenant. In fact, one Shambhu Gupta is the tenant of the said house. Moreover, admittedly, the petitioner is not a dealer and as such the provision of section 7 of the aforesaid Act is not attracted. Considering the above, let petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Motihari Muffasil - 2 - P.S. Case No.39 of 2008, within a period of four weeks from today, 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 the Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari, in connection with the aforesaid case, on the conditions mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)