IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.21324 of 2009 PAPPU MIAN @ ALAMGIR, S/o Md. Latif, R/o Mohalla – Kathokar Talab, Chuna Gali, P.S. – Kotwali, District – Gaya. … Petitioner. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR … Opp. Party. ----------- 03/ 07.07.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Case is under Section 3/4 of the Explosive Substance Act. The informant lodged FIR with regard to an incident of bomb having been thrown at his house. He says that he was not informed as to who threw the bomb. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no evidence that this petitioner was the person who threw the bomb at the house of the informant. He also submits that this petitioner has no criminal antecedents. Petitioner is in custody since 8.2.2009. From the order of the learned Sessions Judge it appears that the petitioner and others are active criminals and they had demanded Rangdari tax from the brother of the informant and due to non-fulfilment of the same this incident has taken place. In view of the statement on affidavit that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents it is directed that the - 2 - learned court below shall make an enquiry with regard to criminal antecedents of the petitioner or any allegations against the petitioner in any case with regard to demand of Rangdari by him and others from the brother of the informant prior to the lodging of this case. If no such material comes to the knowledge of the learned court below, he shall allow the petitioner 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, Gaya in connection with Kotwali P.S. Case No. 15 of 2009. DKS/ (J. N. Singh, J.)