IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.24212 of 2011 Chandan Kumar, Son of Mohan Singh, resident of village-Rakshel Tenduwa, P.S.-Hariharganj in the District of Palamau (Jharkhand). …….Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar ………….Opp. Party. ----------- 2. 22.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence under sections 420, 406,467,468 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The case was initially instituted as a complaint, which was referred to the police for institution of the F.I.R. and thus, the present case was registered against 8 accused persons named in the F.I.R. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that out of 8 accused persons, 3 accused came before this Court for grant of anticipatory bail in Cr. Misc. No. 16153 of 2010 and their prayer for bail was allowed by order dated 21.5.2010. He has further submitted that another co- accused, namely, Ambuj Kumar Singh @ Ambuj Kumar filed Cr. Misc. No. 14020 of 2011 for grant of anticipatory bail, which was allowed on 13.5.2011. He, thus, submits that the case of the petitioner being identical in nature, the petitioner also deserves to 2 be considered for grant of anticipatory bail. Learned counsel for the State does not dispute the fact that identically situated co-accused persons have been granted bail by this Court. Taking into consideration the aforesaid submissions, let the petitioner, namely, Chandan Kumar in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from the date of communication of this order, 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, Aurangabad in connection with Aurangabad (Town) P.S. Case No. 308 of 2009. Sanjeet (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)