Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19330 of 2012 ====================================================== Guddu Singh, son of late Bhukan Singh, resident of village-Mayapur, P.S.- Fatehpur, District-Gaya. .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 08-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted under [STATUTE] . Earlier, the petitioner was granted bail by this Court on 21.1.2008. Subsequently, due to lack of pairvi, his bail bonds were cancelled and a warrant of arrest was issued against him. He, thereafter, surrendered on 14.2.2012 in the court below. His prayer for bail was rejected earlier by this Court by order dated 10.4.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 14867 of 2012 giving him liberty to renew his payer for bail once charges are framed by the trial court. It is submitted that on 19.4.2012 charges have already been framed by the trial court and, thus, he has renewed his prayer for bail. Considering the observations made in the earlier order dated 10.4.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 14867 of 2012, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his executing a bond with two solvent sureties, each in a sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand only) to the satisfaction of the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19330 of 2012 (2) dt.08-05-2012 2 / 2 2 learned 4th Additional District & Sessions Judge, Gaya in connection with S. Tr. No. 101/12/68/12 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 shall 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 modification/recalling the order granting bail, if for any reason, the petitioner violate any of the conditions imposed by this Court. Sanjeet/- (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 402

Statute Text:
Section 402 of the Indian Penal Code. Being one of five or more persons assembled for the purpose of committing Dacoity. Whoever, at any time after the passing of this Act, shall be one of five or more persons assembled for the purpose of committing dacoity, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.