C-482 No. 165 of 2010 With Stay App. No. 121 / 10 Hon. Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Vivek Shukla, Advocate present for the petitioner. Mr. Prabhakar Joshi, Brief Holder present for the respondents. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Brief Holder for the respondents. By means of this petition, moved under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the petitioner has challenged the proceedings of criminal case No. 46 of 2010; State Vs. Jagdish Prajapati, relating to offence punishable under Section 3/7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, Police Station Kotwali Pithoragarh, pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pithoragarh. From the perusal of the papers on record it appears that three LPG cylinders are said to have been found in the commercial establishment of the petitioner. It is further pleaded that out of the 16 raids, in connection with 13 raids, the respondents allowed compounding of offence, but the petitioner stands discriminated. The case appears to have been initiated by public servants. Having considered submissions of learned counsel for the parties and after going through the papers on record, this Court is of the view that it is not a fit case to interfere with the trial. However, considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court thinks it just and proper to observe that if the petitioner surrenders before the trial court, and moves application for bail, his bail application, shall be heard and disposed of without unreasonable delay. With the above observation, the petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. is hereby dismissed summarily. (Stay Application No. 121 of 2010 also stands disposed of). (P.C. P., J.) 24.02.2010 HN