Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31347 of 2011 ====================================================== Gunjan @ Kunjan Manjhi, S/o Faguni Manjhi, resident of village-Gere Bhui Toli, P.S. Mofussil, District-Gaya .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 03. 01-03-2012 Heard the parties. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Mufassil P.S. Case No. 58 of 2003 for offence punishable under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner with reference to the allegation set out in the F.I.R. submits that although the alleged occurrence has resulted in four death but the allegation charges all the accused in omnibus manner of assaulting the deceased with no specific role to any of the attackers. He submits that in the circumstances the petitioner was taken into custody on 29.11.2006. It is submitted that with the framing of charge on 15.5.2009 although the trial has started but is delayed on account of production of prosecution witnesses. Regard being had to the circumstances as also the period of custody, let the petitioner Gunjan @ Kunjan Manjhi be Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31347 of 2011 (3) dt.01-03-2012 2 released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge 3rd, Gaya in connection with Mufassil P.S. Case No. 58 of 2003 subject to the condition that the petitioner shall be personally present in the trial on each and every date fixed and the failure on the part of the petitioner to attend trial on two consecutive dates fixed without reasonable explanation to the satisfaction of the trial court would entitle the trial court to cancel his bail bonds and to take him into custody. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 148

Statute Text:
Section 148 of the Indian Penal Code. Rioting armed with deadly Weapon. Whoever is guilty of rioting, being armed with a deadly weapon or with anything which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.