Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19306 of 2012 ====================================================== Yaddu Thakur S/O Late Bali Thakur R/O Village - Gidarpur, P.S. Hulasganj, District - Jehanabad .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Paras Nath, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Murli Dhar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL ORDER 2 29-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. Petitioner seeks bail in S. Tr. No. 125 of 2012/21 of 2012 arising out of Ghoshi P.S. Case No. 12/93 registered for offence punishable under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that though the petitioner for some period had misused the privilege of bail granted to him in the sense that he evaded appearance before the court, but since 8.4.2009 he is in custody and charges have already been framed in the case. It is thus submitted that once the court on merit found him entitled to bail and the petitioner has now remained in jail for over three years since 8.4.2009 he deserves to be released on bail. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19306 of 2012 (2) dt.29-05-2012 2 / 2 2 Learned A.P.P. for the State on the other hand opposes the prayer for bail and submits that because the petitioner had evaded appearance and absconded, the trial was delayed and in this background the petitioner should not again be released on bail till completion of trial. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and upon hearing learned counsels for the parties, let the petitioner, named above, 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 Additional Sessions Judge- IInd, Jehanabad, in connection with Sessions Tr. No. 125 of 2012/21 of 2012 arising out of Ghoshi P.S. Case No. 12/93. The grant of bail is subject to the condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the trial and shall not absent himself without sufficient reason. Failure to do so shall lead to cancellation of bail in the present case. 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.