IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.29695 of 2008 SHARWAN AGRAWAL Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 8.8.2008 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. No one appears on behalf of the Union of India although yesterday Junior Counsel for the Union of India is present. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Purnea Sadar P.S. Case No.166/2008 for the alleged offences registered under section 114 of the Indian Penal Code and section 135 of the Customs Act. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the allegations are to the effect that on inspection made by the State Police, certain articles, namely, Dhania, Mangaraila, Kala Jira and Supari, were found in bags in which the names of certain Companies of Nepal and Thailand were printed. It is further submitted that since no papers were produced at that time to justify the possession of the articles, it was taken to be a stolen property. It is further submitted that the 2 petitioner was not present at the material time and, as such, no document could be produced. However, the petitioner was in possession of those articles against the valid purchase receipts and sales tax documents, as contained in Annexures 3 and 4 series. It is further submitted that no case was filed by the Customs Department for the alleged offences, if any, nor any officials of the Customs Department visited the godown of the petitioner. Considering the submissions, as noticed above, it is directed that petitioner Sharwan Agrawal, in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Purnea Sadar P.S. Case No.166/2008 within a period of four weeks from today, be enlarged 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 Special Court, Economic Offence, Purnea, 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.)