IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.22560 of 2008 SUBODH SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3/ 01.07.2008 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the State and learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the informant. Altogether four persons are named as accused of a case which has been registered under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act, on the specific allegation that two persons Aditya Singh and Suman Singh fired upon Ashok Singh. Pramod Singh has fired upon Ratan Singh. Allegation against the petitioner is that he has fired in air. Submission is that there is no overt act of causing any harm to any of the person of the informant. He has been implicated on account of the fact that he is friend of Pappu Singh who is son of co-accused Aditya Singh. Learned Counsel for the informant submitted that the petitioner has absconded for about eight years and other two persons were convicted by the Trial Court. In reply, learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not absconding rather his arrest was stayed by superior police officers and so he could not surrender and no process was issued against him. So there is no delay on his part. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner Subodh Singh is ordered to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like 2 amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawadah in connection with Narhat P.S. Case No. 23/2000. kksinha/ (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)