Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14375 of 2012 ====================================================== Mahanand Singh, son of Ajablal Singh, resident of village-Dhokaria, P.S. & District-Araria. ... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 05-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with a case which was initially instituted for the offence under [STATUTE] but in course of investigation [STATUTE] has also been added. The petitioner is neither named in the F.I.R nor anything incriminating has been recovered from his possession. His name transpired in course of investigation on the basis of confessional statement of two other co-accused persons namely Binod Singh @ Binod Kumar Singh and Md. Mustaqueem @ Bhuna. It is submitted that both Binod Singh @ Binod Kumar Singh and Md. Mustaqueem @ Bhuna have already been granted bail by orders passed in Cr. Misc. No. 22947 of 2010 and Cr. Misc. No. 17075 of 2010 respectively by different Benches of this Court. The petitioner is said to be in custody since 15.6.2011. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his executing a bond with Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14375 of 2012 (2) dt.05-04-2012 2 / 2 2 two solvent sureties, each in a sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand only) to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria in connection with Araria P.S. Case No. 33 of 2009 corresponding to G.R. No. 179 of 2009 on the following conditions: (i) That both the bailors will be close relative of the petitioner who will give separate affidavit giving genealogy as to how they are related with the petitioner. (ii) That the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him to disclose such facts to the court or to any other authority. (iii) That he shall remain present before the court on the dates fixed for hearing of the case. If he wants to remain absent, then he will take prior permission of the court and in case of compelling and unavoidable circumstances for remaining absent, he will immediately inform the court and request that he may be permitted to be present through the counsel. (iv) That liberty is given to the State to make an appropriate application for modifying/recalling the order granting bail, if for any reason, the petitioner violates any of the conditions imposed by this Court. Sanjeet/- (Ashwani Kumar Singh, 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.