Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 36402 of 2012 ====================================================== Kedar Singh Son of Late Bisu Singh, Resident of Village- Pran Bigha, Police Station- Hulasganj, District- Jehanabad. .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. For the Opposite Party : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL ORDER 3. 19-10-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Ekangar Sarai P.S. Case No. 35 of 1982 registered for offence under [STATUTE] . The prosecution story is that about 25-30 unknown miscreants entered into the house of the informant and committed dacoity and also caused fire arm injury. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is aged about 75 years and has not been named in the F.I.R. It is further submitted that the name of the petitioner has been entered in the list of the accused on mere suspicion without there being any valid or legal ground. It is further his case that no injury report has been submitted either before the police or before the Court. It is submitted that the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36402 of 2012 (3) dt.19-10-2012 2 / 2 2 petitioner is in custody since 16.05.2012. Learned counsel for the petitioner draws the attention of this Court to Annexure-3 which is order dated 15.06.2012 by which similarly situated co-accused namely, Bilas Gope has been granted bail by the Court below. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the petitioner was one of the persons who committed the Act of dacoity and thus does not deserve to be enlarged on bail. Upon hearing learned counsels for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of 4th A.D.J., Hilsa, Nalanda in connection with S.Tr. No. 259- A/2011 arising out of Ekangar Sarai P.S. Case No. 35 of 1982. Anand Kr. (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 395

Statute Text:
Section 395 of the Indian Penal Code. Dacoity. Whoever commits dacoity shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.