IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.37887 of 2008 RAMBILAS SAH, Son of Lakshmi Sah, resident of Village Ratan, P.S. Gogri, District Khagaria ----------Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR ---------Opp. Party ----------- 2. 22.10.2008 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is an accused for an offence under section 414 of the Indian Penal Code in connection with Gogri P.S. Case No.82/2008. It is alleged that a huge quantity of 125 litres of kerosene oil along with other equipments in connection with the sale of the kerosene oil and other items were recovered from the house of the petitioner. Learned counsel submits that the kerosene oil was kept in the house because there was function of Ramdhuni in the village and the kerosene oil was kept for the purpose of lighting the ceremony. The learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that there is specific allegation against the petitioner of keeping the huge quantity of 125 litres of kerosene oil without having licence as also other equipments connected with the sale of the kerosene oil. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. The 2 application is, accordingly, dismissed. However, on surrender in case an application for regular bail is filed in the court below, the same would be considered on its own merits without being prejudiced by the present order. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)