IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35697 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-31 Year-2026 Thana- Lakho District- Begusarai ====================================================== Sharwan Kumar Son of Shivnath Rai Resident of Village- Chhitraur, P.S.- Matihani, District- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Chandan Kumar Kashyap, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Aslam Ansari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RITESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 25-05-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Lakho P.S. Case No. 31 of 2026, for allegedly having committed offences under Section 223 of B.N.S., 2023 as well as under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. 3. As per the prosecution story, which has been lodged on the basis of the written report submitted by the informant, to the effect that on 15.03.2026, he received a secret information that in village Lakho, one Sharwan Kumar (petitioner herein), who is resident of village Chhitraur, has kept L.P.G. cylinders in the house of Sunita Devi for illegal sale and storage. On the said information, the informant after giving information to the higher officials and on the directions of the S.D.M., Begusarai, reached Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35697 of 2026(2) dt.25-05-2026 2/3 the house of Sunita Devi and on search, 11 L.P.G. cylinders were found there, for which seizure list was prepared. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a mechanic of Sitaram Indane Services, Begusarai and since his cart was having some problem, he unloaded the said L.P.G. cylinders in the house where he is residing as a tenant. He further submits that since the informant asked for three L.P.G. cylinders from the petitioner, however the same was refused by him, therefore with a mala fide intention, the present First Information Report has been lodged. He further submits that the petitioner has got a clean antecedent. 5. Per Contra, the learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submits that the petitioner has kept the cylinders in the house of Sunita Devi for illegally selling the same at a higher price, since due to global war, there is a scarcity of L.P.G. cylinder in the market. 6. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and after going through the records, it appears that 11 L.P.G. cylinders were seized from the house of one Sunita Devi. The petitioner was not present at the place of occurrence and he is a vendor of Sitaram Indane Services, Begusarai. Further, he has Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35697 of 2026(2) dt.25-05-2026 3/3 got a clean antecedent. 7. Taking into consideration the facts aforesaid, let the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in connection with Lakho P.S. Case No.31 of 2026, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. with a further condition that:- The learned court concerned shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court concerned shall take steps for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bond in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification. Sanjay/- (Ritesh Kumar, J.) U T