IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.42647 of 2009 AZAD SINGH @ JHATKAN SINGH S/O BALRAM SINGH, R/O VILLAGE DIGHI, PS- MURLIGANJ, DISTT- MADHEPURA--PETITIONER Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR-----------OPPOSITE PARTY ----------- 3 21.12.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. Petitioner is in custody since 17.8.2009 in Murliganj P.S. Case No. 174 of2009 which was registered under sections 25 (1-B)A, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act. Allegation is that the police had gone on patrolling duty looking for some wanted accused and, on due information, they raided the house of the present petitioner. Petitioner was sleeping in his house and, on search, one counter made pistol loaded with one cartridge was recovered. Seizure list has been prepared and the present case has come to be filed. Submission of learned counsel is that the petitioner has been made accused in this case due to local politic of the village. One case instituted earlier against him is under investigation. Except that he has no criminal antecedent. Keeping the period the petitioner spent in custody and the nature of recovery, let the petitioner, namely, Azad Singh @ Jhatkan Singh be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri A. Pandey, Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Madhepura in connection with Murliganj P.S. Case No. 174 of 2009. One of the sureties to be executed by - 2 - father of the petitioner and other by his close relation on due identification by the court below. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi,J.)