IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.41257 of 2009 ASHOK SINGH SON OF LATE BALKESHWAR SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DEOKALI, P.S. – DHANARUA, DISTT. PATNA. -------- PETITIONER. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ------ OPPOSITE PARTY. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Adv. Mr. Amit Kumar, Adv. For the State : Mr. Shailendra Kumar No. 2, A.P.P. -------- 2. 04.12.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner is an accused in a case registered under Sections 147, 148, 149, 302 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act. It is stated in the First Information Report that the petitioner is not named which was lodged against 5-6 unknown persons. However, on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused persons, petitioner has been named in this case. It is submitted that only on the basis of suspicion that there has been some dispute with regard to the tenders of contract between the parties and the deceased, petitioner has been named and apart from the suspicion and the confessional statement of co-accused persons, there is no other direct or indirect evidence on record. It is further submitted that co- accused Binay Singh who has also similar enmity with the deceased, has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 16.11.2009 passed in Cr. Misc. Case No. 36322 of - 2 - 2009. Learned counsel for the State submits that there was some dispute between the petitioner and the deceased. On the other hand, learned counsel for the informant submits that the co-accused Fuddi Gope has stated in his confessional statement before the Police that there was active involvement of this petitioner in the alleged crime. However, he admits that F.I.R. was lodged against 5-6 unknown persons who had actually fired and killed the deceased. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner Ashok Singh is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Masaurhi, in connection with Dhanarua P.S. Case No. 149 of 2009. S.Ali (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)