JUDGMENT - R.K. BATTA, J.:---The applicant apprehending arrest in connection with the offences under section 3 read with section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, sought anticipatory bail which was rejected by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Nagpur, vide order dated 30th July, 2001.

2. In order to appreciate the contentions advanced by the learned Counsel for the applicant and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, it is necessary to enumerate the facts of the matter.

3. According to the prosecution the crime branch received information that blue kerosene had been illegally unloaded at Ramsons Castings Pvt. Ltd., Nagpur, (for short to be referred as "Ramsons Casting"). Accordingly, the crime branch police staff went near the factory yard of Ramsons Castting. One tanker bearing No. MH 31 M 2541 had entered into the said company at about 4 p.m. on 23-7-2001. After about 15 minutes the raiding party along with the panchas went inside the premises of said Ramsons Casting and found that kerosene from the said tanker was being unloaded into the steel tank of the said company and at that time the accused persons namely the driver, cleaner of the truck and the others were pr

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