IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.30174 of 2008 SHASHIKANT SINGH & ANR. Vrs. THE STATE OF BIHAR **** /2/ 25.08.2008 Heard the counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2. Petitioner no. 1, Shashikant Singh, is the owner and petitioner no. 2, Shashank Singh, is the driver of the truck, bearing registration no. BR-2E/7717. This truck was found in Mohalla Surhi Tola, Ward No. 3, Hisua. Allegation is that the truck was found loaded with 38 bags of rice which belonged to the Food Corporation of India and supposed to be distributed among the persons below poverty line. Counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioner no. 1 is the owner of the vehicle and has nothing to do with black marketing and there is no allegation against him of committing offence under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. 3. Considering the facts, the prayer for anticipatory bail on behalf of the petitioners, is allowed. They are directed to be released on anticipatory bail, in case of their surrender before the Court concerned within four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Hisua P.S. Case No. 49 of 2008 to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code. S.A. ( Mridula Mishra, J. )