Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20260 of 2012 ====================================================== Ashok Sahani S/O Jagdish Sahani Resident Of Village- Basudeopur, P.S.- Kalayanpur Lalit Chowk, District- Samastipur .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL ORDER 2 31-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. Petitioner seeks bail in Samastipur Town (M) P. S. Case No. 696 of 2010 registered for offence punishable under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the F.I.R. is against unknown persons and later on only on the confessional statement of a co-accused Ashok Sahani the petitioner has been made accused in the present case. Learned counsel submits that there has been no recovery from him and he has clean antecedent. It is further submitted that there has been no Test Identification Parade and the petitioner is in custody since 25.3.2012. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20260 of 2012 (2) dt.31-05-2012 2 / 2 2 bail and submits that co-accused has stated that the petitioner also had connection with the crime and thus he does not deserve the privilege of bail. Upon hearing learned counsels for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the abovenamed petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-( Ten thousand ) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur, in connection with Samastipur Town (M) P.S. Case No. 696 of 2010. sudip/- (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.