Bimalendu Narayan Sinha, J.

1. These two revision applications arise out of a common judgment and order dated 29th of May, 1985 passed by the 7th Additional Sessions Judge, Rohtas at Sasaram in Criminal Appeal No. 91 of 1985 (88 of 1985) confirming the conviction and sentence of these petitioners under Section 7 of the Essential Commodity Act (hereinafter to be referred to as the Act) passed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Bhabhua in G. R. Case No. 567 of 1973, Tr. No. 1079 of 1984 by which these two petitioners have been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years each. As these two applications arise out of a common judgment, they have been heard together and are being disposed of by a common judgment,

2. The petitioner Anant Ram Agrawal admittedly was a whole-sale dealer in foodgrain on the alleged date of occurrence under licence No. 66 of 1971 issued under Bihar Foodgrains Dealers Licensing Order, 1967 (hereinafter to be referred to as the Licensing Order, 1967). The Government of Bihar issued Bihar Wheat Monopoly Purchase-cum-Levy Procurement Order, 1973 (hereinafter to be referred to as the Order, 1973) and by Clause 4 (a) of that Order, the Governme