IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.791 of 2009 1. M/S HOUSEHOLD SERVICES,KACHIDARGAH KANCHIDARGAH DIDARGANJ PATNA Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE PATNA 3. THE OFFICER-IN-CHARGE DIDARGANJ P.S PATNA CITY DIST.PATNA 4. THE RATIONING OFFICER PATNA ----------- 2 16.11.2009 Petitioner alleges that it acts as facilitator for collection of empty gas cylinders from the consumers and getting refilled collected cylinders and delivering to the consumers. It is in this course of activity that on 21.9.2009 the police seized cylinders and other goods as per seizure list of the said date, which also shows one thing that the cylinders are of different companies and are of different capacity. Pursuant to the aforesaid Didarganj P.S.Case no. 137/09 was instituted under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. Petitioner states that it is under tremendous pressure that the cylinders were sought to be delivered to the consumers which is causing unnecessary harassment to the petitioner and as such cylinders may be released to it. The prayer is restricted only to the release of goods, as mentioned in the seizure list, which is Annexure 1 to the writ petition Heard the parties. In my view, no useful purpose would be served by permitting the cylinders and other goods to remain in police custody. I therefore, direct that all goods, cylinders, gas stoves and gas lamps as 2 per seizure list in relation to which Didarganj P.S.Case no. 137/09 dated 21.9.2009 was instituted shall be released to the petitioner on proper identification and on furnishing proper security to the satisfaction of A.C.J.M.,Patnacity . The police before releasing the same would make a detailed inventory and the petitioner would be required to sign the same. This release would , however, ne subject to the result of the criminal case and confiscation case, if any, in relation thereto instituted and/or pending before the Collector, Patna in this regard. This disposes of the writ petition . Let a copy of this order be sent to learned A.C.J.M.,Patnacity through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. Singh (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)