IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.38755 of 2009 SHIV BARAT PASWAN, Son of Late Raudi Paswan, resident of Sallaiya, P.S. Dumari Patti, P.S. Fatehpur, District – Gaya. …. Petitioner. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR …. Opp. Party. ----------- 02/ 11.12.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel appearing for the State. Block Supply Officer, Fatehpur, Gaya is the informant of Fatehpur P.S. Case No. 144 of 2009 for offence under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. Petitioner is the PDS dealer. 259 bags of wheat loaded on a truck was apprehended and seized. The foodgrains were claimed by one Shambhu Prasad Gupta. Counsel for the petitioner submits that name of the petitioner has been roped merely on suspicion, that the foodgrains claimed by Shambhu Prasad Gupta, in fact, belonged to the petitioner’s PDS shop. It is submitted that the petitioner has no connection with the seized articles neither any discrepancy has been found in his stock register. Considering these facts, prayer for grant of anticipatory bail on behalf of petitioner, namely, Shiv Barat Paswan is allowed. He is directed to be released on anticipatory bail, in case of his appearance before the Court - 2 - concerned within four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Fatehpur P.S. Case No. 144 of 2009 to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya. DKS/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)