IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.42193 of 2008 UMESH PRASAD S/o- Late Ramayan Sah R/o- Village – Naraipur, P.S. – Bagaha, District – West Champaran Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 17.12.2008 Heard the parties. Petitioner is an accused in a case registered for the offences under sections 414 of the Indian Penal Code, 3 and 4 L.P.G. Act and 3 & 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. The allegation against the petitioner is to the effect that he runs the business by using domestic gas cylinders instead of commercial gas cylinders. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been implicated in this case falsely as he did not fulfill the illegal demand of Supply Inspector. Secondly, residential house of the petitioner is in the back of the hotel, run by him and the vendor of the gas cylinders, used to drop the gas cylinder in his hotel and therefore, at the time of inspection, the aforesaid gas cylinders were available in his hotel. Learned counsel for the state opposes the prayer for bail and submits that during inspection domestic gas cylinders was found in used for commercial - 2 - purpose. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the nature of allegation, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, prayer for bail on behalf of the petitioner is rejected. Jagdish/- (Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J)