IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.11824 of 2009 LAKHAN CHOUDHARY, son of Bhagwat Chaudhary, resident of village – Herakurha, P.S. – Meskaur, District – Nawada. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02. 14.07.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. Petitioner is in custody since 15.6.2008 for the offence under section 395 of the Indian Penal Code in relation to Sirdala P S Case No. 45 of 2008. FIR was lodged against unknown persons. Large number of criminals entered the house of the informant, broke open the house and looted all the valuables. Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that petitioner has been arrested on the basis of confessional statement of a co-accused but there has been no TIP held or any recovery from this petitioner which could form substantive basis for complicity of this petitioner in the case. It is further submitted that other accused persons have already been enlarged on bail and the case of the petitioner should be considered in above light. In the totality of the above circumstances let the petitioner Lakhan Choudhary be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in Sirdala P S Case No.45 of 2008 with a direction that one of the surety will be executed by the father of the petitioner namely, Bhagwat Chaudhary on due identification by the court below and - 2 - other will be executed by an elected representative of the Panchayat. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)