IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.27214 of 2008 MAHTAB ALAM Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 01.10.2008 Petitioner Mahtab Alam is an accused in a case instituted under Sections 302, 376/34 of the I.P.C. and section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Earlier prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected by this court on 11.12.2007 with observation that his prayer for bail is rejected at this stage. It has been submitted by the learned advocate of the petitioner that the petitioner was neither involved in the commission of murder of Pinki Kumari nor there is allegation against him that he committed rape upon her. He submitted that only material against the petitioner, as per the confessional statement of the other co-accused is that the petitioner had knowledge about the concealment of the dagger which was used in the commission of murder. Learned advocate has further submitted that till today no progress has been made in the case, as per the report of the trial court. Considering the submission of both sides, petitioner Mahtab Alam is ordered 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ara at Bhojpur in connection with Sahar P.S. Case no. 20 of 2007. Uday/ (Syed Md. Mahfooz Alam, J.)