IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.3465 of 2011 PANKAJ MAHTO @ PANKAJ @ BINOD MAHTO Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 03 18.03.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is named in the first information report on the basis that apprehended accused disclosed the name of the petitioner. The petitioner is languishing in jail custody since 27.06.2009. Although, petitioner carries criminal antecedent of six cases in his credit but considering the period of detention of the petitioner in jail custody as well as this aspect of the matter that having more or less similar allegation co-accused Pun Yadav @ Kalika Jee has already been granted privilege of bail by another Bench of this Court vide order dated 06.05.2008 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 12497 of 2008, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sherghati, Gaya in connection with Imamganj P.S. Case No. 37 of 1998. Shahzad ( Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J.)