IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.22172 of 2009 SITARAM DAGA, son of Ramchandra Daga, resident of village-Karjain Bazar, P.S.-Karjain Bazar, District-Supaul. …….Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar …….Opposite Party. ----------- 02. 20.07.2009 Petitioner apprehends arrest in Misc. Case No. 06 of 2002 instituted for the offence punishable under Section 16(1) of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. The case was instituted pursuant to a sample taken from petitioner’s retail shop of Black pepper in the year 2002. Analysis report having been received showing adulteration (found in pieces). The complaint was filed in the year 2002 and the petitioner filed Anticipatory bail application but later it be dismissed for non prosecution. Now after seven years he has filed the second application for Anticipatory bail. In the facts aforesaid, I am not inclined to grant indulgence to petitioner. He may however, surrenders before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and prays for regular bail which would be considered on its own merits and disposed of without being prejudiced by the present order passed by this Court. With this observation the application stands disposed of. Shageer (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J)