IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.19809 of 2009 BARHO MAHTO, son of Bhikhar Mahto, village Malpur, PS Ghoswari, District Patna – Petitioner. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4 17.9.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner is accused in a case under sections 302/34 of the Penal Code. The allegation is that the persons named in the F.I.R. including this petitioner are said to have taken away the victim and thereafter strangulated him to death. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that one Dinesh Mahto has been granted bail by this court. However, I find that Dinesh Mahto was granted bail after more than a year and his prayer was earlier rejected. Besides this, he had a clean antecedent. So far as the petitioner is concerned, he is involved in two other cases under section 302 of the Penal Code and one case under section 353 of the Penal Code. In the circumstances I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner for the present. This application is dismissed. haque (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)