IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.16025 of 2009 NARESH MEHTA, son of Devo Mehta, a resident of village – Harinaha Parsagarhi Uttar, Police Station – Jadia, District – Supaul. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02. 20.05.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. Petitioner is in custody in relation to Jadia P S Case No.80 of 2008 for the offence under sections 302, 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. According to the fardbeyan, the husband of the informant was supposed to be Ojha / Guni and used to be involved in exorcism and went out of the house on many occasions. The husband of the informant was supposed to be left the house on 31.10.2008 which was not considered to be unusual. But on 2nd November, 2008 she learnt that her husband’s body was lying in the field which had certain injuries. In the meantime, 9 named accused persons reached the place of occurrence and they suggested that the cremation of the dead body should be done since may be the death could have been due to indulging in exorcism. It is stated that thereafter body was cremated. When the police came she made statement, based on which all the persons named in the FIR were made accused including this petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that though it is alleged that the petitioner had made confessional statement but he submits that police had obtained his signature on a blank paper which was converted into a confessional statement. The circumstances - 2 - of the occurrence being such that petitioner has been wrongly roped in. Keeping in mind the above circumstances, let petitioner Naresh Mehta be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10, 000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Supaul, in Jadia P S Case No. 80 of 2008. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)