IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.33959 of 2009 1. ANANDI PRASAD MANDAL son of Late Baldeo Mandal 2. Manoj Kumar Mandal son of Anandi Prasad Mandal, both residents of Village- Sameli,P.s.Kursela,Distt-Katihar. Versus STATE OF BIHAR --------- 3. 26.10.2009. Herd learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. Petitioners are accused in Complaint Case No.2460 of 2007 for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 406, 420, 467, 471,323 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code. Substance of accusation as set out in the complaint petition is of collecting amount from the informant under the assurance to pay high rate of interest and subsequently misappropriating the same. It is contended on behalf of the petitioners that save and except of the pleadings made in the complaint petition, there is no document substantiating the allegations. It is further submitted that petitioner no.1 is an old man of 70 years and petitioner no.2 Manoj Kumar Mandal is his son. It is submitted that the entire family 2 has been roped in the present proceedings. Counsel for the petitioner also relies upon an order of this Court passed in Cr.Misc.No.22370 of 2009 whereby three of the accused persons, namely, Bhudeo Kumar Mandal, Pradeep Kumar Mandal and Rajesh Kumar Mandal have been granted bail by a Bench of this Court vide order dated 24.8.2009. Learned counsel further submits that the case of the present petitioners is on the same and similar footing. Having regards to the facts and circumstances of the case, petitioners, named above, are directed to be released on bail upon each one of them individually furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/ (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Shri V.Sinha, Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Katihar in connection with Complaint Case No.2460 of 2007, subject to condition that the petitioners would be cooperating in the trial and would receive the police papers without causing delay. They would attend the proceedings on each and every date fixed and failure on their part to 3 present themselves on two consecutive dates fixed, would confir liberty upon the Court below for initiating proceedings for cancellation of their bail bonds and for taking them into custody. ahk (Jyoti Saran,J.)