IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.21897 of 2008 MAHESH SAHNI, SON OF SUKHDEO SAHNI, R/V DADAR, P.S. AHIYAPUR, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR--------------------PETITIONER. Versus STATE OF BIHAR--------------------OPPOSITE PARTY. For the Petitioner : Mr. Diwakar Pd. Karn, Adv. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Nityanand Tiwary, APP. ----------- 05. 18.12.2008. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is an accused in a case under Sections 302, 201/34 of the Penal Code and is named in the First Information Report along with five others. It is submitted on his behalf that no specific overt act is alleged against him. Further from paragraphs 15 and 16 of the case diary it appears that the deceased Santosh Kumar Sahni had gone to his Sasural to take back his wife, fell in the river and got drowned in presence of Ram Sewak Sahni and Jagdish Sahni who had gone to the river side for easing themselves. It also appears from the post mortem report that the cause of death is asphyxia. Be that as it may, as petitioner has remained in jail custody for over an year, he, namely, Mahesh Sahni is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.5,000/-(Five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur in connection with Ahiyapur P.S. Case No. 276 of 2007. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha, J)