IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.37573 of 2009 SANTOSH KUMAR, son of Sri Baleshwar Pandit, Resident of Village- Repura, P.S. Lalganj, District Vaishali Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 04/ 15.03.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is seeking bail in a case under Sections 366(A)/376 of the Indian Penal Code, which was initially registered as complaint on 16.8.2004, although the victim girl, on whose statement her father filed the complaint, was recovered on 4.8.2004 and such fact is stated at page 5 of the complaint, but earlier the complaint could not be registered as there was a proposal to conduct Panchayati in the village and such explanation for delayed filing of the complaint is given in last paragraph of the complaint. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that besides the present case, he is not accused in any other case, which fact be verified by the court below and if correct, petitioner, Santosh Kumar be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 5,000/- (Rs. Five thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Bhagwanpur P.S. Case No. 103 of 2004. Arjun/ ( V.N. Sinha, J.)