IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.3026 of 2009 Shyam Narain Jha, Son of Late Hariballabh Jha, Resident of Village-Kahra, P.S. & Dist. Saharsa. --------- Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar -------- Opposite Party ----------- 2 1.5.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. The petitioner has successfully evaded his arrest for a period of five years and therefore, if he relies on an order of grant of bail to a co-accused Chandra Shekhar Kumar @ Shekhar Kumar dated 10.9.2004 in Cr. Misc. No. 23024 of 2004, that would hardly be of any avail. Accordingly, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner and the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner, namely, Shyam Narain Jha is hereby rejected. In the event, the petitioner surrenders before the court below within a period of four weeks from today, the court below considering the fact that other co-accused person has also been granted anticipatory bail would grant regular bail to the petitioner, if the case of the petitioner stands on the similar footing as that of aforesaid co-accused Chandra Shekhar Kumar,. With the aforementioned observations/directions, this application is dismissed. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)