IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.17144 of 2009 DABLOO GORAI, SON OF JANARDAN GARAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- UTTARNAMA, POLICE STATION- RAHUI, DISTRICT- NALANDA. ----- PETITIONER Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----- OPPOSITE PARTY ----------- 3 8.7.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner is an accused in a case under Section 364 of the Indian Penal Code and his bail application had been rejected on three earlier occasions. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not the person who kidnapped the victim boy rather he was accompanying Babloo for the purpose of receiving the ransom amount. The order of the Sessions Judge indicates that the trial will be concluded within nine months. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that similarly situated accused Sanjay Kumar was also present at the time of handing over the money and he has been released on bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 5805 of 2007 on 30.3.2007. Petitioner has stayed in custody for three years and has a clean antecedent. 2 Considering these facts, the above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Dighwara P.S. Case No. 12 of 2006 giving rise to Sessions Trial No. 58 of 2009 on furnishing bail bond of rupees ten thousand with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional District & Sessions Judge, Chapra with the conditions that (a) petitioner should appear on each and every date as and when required by the Court during trial and if he absents himself even for a single date without reasonable cause, his bail bond shall stand cancelled and (b) one of the bailers should be either his father, brother or close relative. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)