IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.39204 of 2008 ABINANANDAN SAHI Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Advocate. For the State: Mr. Upendra Kumar, APP. 03 22.12.2008 Petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted under Sections 307,324,225,511,120-B of the Penal Code and Section 25(1-b)A, 27 of the Arms Act and Section ¾ of the Explosive Substance Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has not been named in the First Information Report. It has further been submitted that on the basis of confidential information received by the police he was arrested on 20.10.2006 and whereafter, it is alleged, the petitioner made a confessional statement. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that similarly situated co-accused, namely, Shivmani Jha has been released on bail by this court under orders dated 18.12.2007 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 52111 of 2007, annexure-3 of this application. Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State on going through the case diary submits that this is the material against the petitioner. Having regard to the fact that identically placed co- accused has been granted privilege of bail by this court as also the fact that petitioner has remained in custody for over two years by now, this court is inclined to admit the petitioner to bail. 2 Let the petitioner, namely, Abinanandan Sahi, 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 the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga in connection with Laheriasarai P.S. Case No. 217/2006, subject to the condition that one of the bailors should be the own/close family member of the petitioner. Sym ( Kishore K. Mandal, J.)