IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.4807 of 2010 RAM PRAVESH MAHTO Pramod Mahto ………….Petitioners. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 9.4.2010 Heard Mr. A.K. Ambastha, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Mr. N.N. Tiwary, learned A.P.P. for the State. Petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Bakhri P.S. Case No. 150 of 2009 dated 29.10.2009, registered under section 392 of the Indian Penal Code. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that they are not named in the FIR as accused and no incriminating article has been recovered either from their house or from their possession. Only on the basis of confession of one co-accused, they have been implicated in the present case. Learned counsel for the State pointed out that Rs. 4,80,000/- was looted from the informant , who happens to be postmaster of Gamhariya Branch Post Office. Robbery has been committed by the accused persons including the petitioners by hatching a deep rooted conspiracy. In the aforesaid back ground the prayer for anticipatory bail made on behalf of the petitioners is rejected. Petitioners must surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today and, if so advised, seek regular bail. If such a bail petition is filed, then the same may be considered on its own merit without being prejudiced by the present order. (Birendra Prasad Verma,J) M.Rahman - 2 -