IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.3864 of 2008 MANTU SINGH @ ASHOK SINGH @ PINTU SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 6/ 24.06.2008 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the State. In this case 60-70 persons variously armed surrounded the village. Due to their indiscriminate firing Naga Paswan, Bijay Paswan, Sarwan Paswan and Uday Paswan were killed. The petitioner was named by Sanjay Paswan as the person who along with Ajay Singh was instrumental in killing of Sarwan Paswan. Submission of the learned Counsel for the petitioner is that some other accused persons who has faced their separate Sessions Trial. Sanjay Paswan was examined as P.W. 3 in Sessions Trial No. 1074 of 2004 on 06.12.2006 and in evidence in that case he has not supported the role of the petitioner or any other accused persons though he has supported the factum of murder. It has also been submitted that other witnesses Hariballabh Paswan, Dilip Paswan and Ranjan Paswan were also examined as witnesses of the prosecution but none of them have supported the prosecution case. Further submission is that similarly accused person Sujeet Singh @ Sujeet Kumar @ Lathi Singh has been granted bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 37640 of 2006 vide order dated 01.02.2007. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner Mantu Singh is ordered to be released on bail on furnishing bail 2 bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the S.D.J.M., Masaurhi, Patna in connection with Masaurhi P.S. Case No. 73 of 2004. kksinha/ (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)