IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.14710 of 2008 KESHWANAND MISHRA Versus STATE OF BIHAR With Cr. Misc. No.14788 of 2008 Krishnanand Poddar Versus The state of Bihar ----------- 2. 2.5.2008 Cr. Misc. No.14710 of 2008 (Keshwanand Mishra) and Cr. Misc. No.14788 of 2008 (Krishnanand Poddar) have been heard together with . Both the cases have arisen out of Shahkund P.S.Case No.2 of 2008 dated 2.1.2008 under Section 7/3 of the Essential Commodities Act. On 2.1.2008 Block Supply Officer raided three places and found some cylinders of cooking gas and prepared a seizure list. Submission for the petitioner, Keshwanand Mishra is that he is a handicapped person having 50% disability . He was entrusted the work of collection of cylinders by different persons. Due to poverty he used to collect cylinders of the cooking gas of some of the neighbourers for a petty money for running his livelihood. - 2 - On behalf of the petitioner, Krishnanand Poddar , it has been submitted that he is a poor person and is not involved in any manner with the offence. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioners, namely, (1) KESHWANAND MISHRA and (2) KRISHNANAND PODDAR are ordered to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand ) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M., Bhagalpur in connection with Shahkund P.S.Case No.2 of 2008 (G.R.No.14/2008). (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.) chauhan