IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.18828 of 2010 DHARMATMA SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 27.05.2010 Heard the parties. The petitioner, Dharmatma Singh is in custody in Nawanagar P.S. Case No. 15 of 2009 u/S 302/120B of the IPC. According to the F.I.R., father of the informant had gone to the paddy field for irrigation in the night. On the next day, he was found dead. The informant alleged that one day prior to the occurrence, this petitioner and his brother Murti Singh had altercation regarding uprooting of potato with the deceased (father of the informant). Except this statement, there is no evidence against this petitioner and in similarly situated case, the co-accused, Murti Singh has already been granted bail by this court in Cr. Misc. No. 44527 of 2009 and this petitioner is in custody since 24.02.2009, i.e. more than 15 months. The case of this petitioner is on same footing to that of his brother. Considering the above facts and circumstances of the case, I direct that the petitioner, Dharmatma Singh be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with S. Tr. No. 205/09 arising out of Nawanagar 2 P.S. Case No. 15/09 to the satisfaction of Additional Sessions Judge, F.T.C.-V, Buxar. AKV/ (Mungeshwar Sahoo,J.)