IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.39431 of 2008 SATISH KUMAR SINGH, S/o Late Vishwanath Singh, R/o Village – Fathebad, P.S. Paroo, District – Muzaffarpur. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 26.11.2008. Heard. Food Corporation of India entrusted with the petitioner rice to be carried to a particular destination. In order to carry out the direction of the Food Corporation of India, petitioner loaded such rice on seven trucks. Five of the trucks reached their destinations but two did not. One of those trucks is owned by the petitioner. Petitioner filed a first information report in respect of those two trucks, which did not reach their destinations on time. At the same time, the Incharge, Supply Officer, Vaishali filed an information stating that two trucks loaded with rice belonging to Food Corporation of India are lying abandoned at Vaishali. The police seized both the trucks along with rice, which was loaded thereon. The said two trucks are those which did not reach their destinations on time and, in respect of which, the petitioner had already lodged a first information report. - 2 - Petitioner is apprehensive of arrest in connection with the latter information. Considering the facts, as narrated above, I allow the application of the petitioner for grant of anticipatory bail. In the event of arrest or surrender of the petitioner within six weeks from today, let the petitioner, namely, Satish Kumar Singh be released on bail on his furnishing bond in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali, in connection with Goraul P.S. Case No. 97/08, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code. dk ( Barin Ghosh, J. )