IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.25414 of 2008 BAL KRISHNA YADAV @ BAL KISHUN PRASAD YADAV Versus STATE OF BIHAR THRU. C.B.I. ----------- 2. 2.7.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the C.B.I. The petitioner prays for bail in a case under Sections 120 B, 420 and 409 of the Indian Penal Code and 13(2) read with Section 13(1) (c) and (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988. The petitioner had earlier applied for bail on two occasions and both the times his prayer for bail was rejected by orders dated 30.8.2007 and 20.12.2007 passed respectively in Criminal Misc. Nos. 35594 of 2007 and 54857 of 2007. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has already suffered sufficiently since he had remained in jail since 19.6.2007. It is further submitted that one of the similarly situated co- accused, namely, Krishna Kumar has been granted bail by the Supreme Court by order dated 25.4.2008. His prayer for bail had also been rejected by the common orders dated 30.8.2007 and 20.12.2007 aforesaid. On a consideration of the entire facts and circumstances and particularly considering the fact that petitioner has remained in jail for more than one year, it is directed that the petitioner Bal Krishna Yadav @ Bal Kishun Prasad Yadav shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties - 2 - of the like amount each in Special Case No. 5 of 2005 arising out of R.C. No. 1(A) of 2005 to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, CBI, South Bihar, Patna. P. Kumar (Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)