IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.19433 of 2009 SANTOSH MAHTO @ BAUKA son of late Ram Chandra Mahto, resident of village- Bauwara Sidhinia Chowk, P.S.-Madhubani Town, Dist.- Madhubani. Versus STATE OF BIHAR With Cr.Misc. No.14099 of 2009 SIKANDAR SAH @ SIKANDAR TURHA son of Kapileshwar Sah, resident of Mohalla-Laheriaganj, Ward No.1, P.S.-Madhubani Town, Dist.- Madhubani Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 6.8.2009. Both the above applications have been heard together and are being disposed of by this common order. The petitioners are accused in a case under sections 395, 397 and 398 of the Indian Penal Code. In course of house dacoity, one of the dacoits namely Suraj Sah suffered bomb injuries. He disclosed the name of his associates as Mangal Sah, Sikandar Sah, Mahadeo Sah and one person of Singhania Chowk. The petitioner Santosh Mahto @ Bauka of Cr.Misc. No.19433 of 2009 is not named in the FIR nor by the arrested co- accused. No witness has named him. One Rakesh Rai and Guddu Rai in their statements before the police have stated that during relevant time this petitioner was seen going towards his house in nervous stage. The petitioner has surrendered on 5.2.2009. Put up Cr.Misc. No.19433 of 2009 within top ten cases on 24th August, 2009 under the same heading. So far as petitioner Sikandar Sah @ Sikandar Turha of - 2 - Cr.Misc. No.14099 of 2009 is concerned he has been named as one of the co-accused by the apprehended accused. Therefore, I am not inclined to grant him bail for the present. Accordingly, his prayer for bail is rejected. However, he may renew his prayer for bail after six months. Md.S. (S.P. Singh,J.)