IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.11428 of 2010 RAJU MANDAL, Son of Shyam Mandal, resident of village Panchkathia Bhatauriya, P.S. Nathnagar (Madhusudanpur) District Bhagalpur Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- For the Petitioner : M/s K.P.Singh, Sr. Advocate and Dr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Uma Shankar Pd. Singh, A.P.P. --------- 2 26.04.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under Sections 147, 148, 149, 302, 307, 353, 436, 380, 295A, 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 27 of the Arms Act and 3 / 4 of the Explosive Substance Act. It is submitted that the first information report was lodged in the year 1989 and subsequently charge sheet was submitted against 4 persons in the year 1999 and petitioner was neither named in the first information report nor was he sent up for trial. However, after about 19 years, the case was re-opened and the petitioner has been implicated in this case as being one of the members of the mob of rioters. It is submitted that co-accused Naresh Sharma @ Kachori Sharma, Ganeshi Das @ Ganeshi Dusad ad Sudin Sharma have - 2 - already been granted bail by a Bench of this Court by order dated 19.12.2007 passed in Cr. Misc. 47296 of 2007. Learned counsel produces certified copy of the order dated 19.12.2007. Let it be kept on record. It is submitted that there is no explanation for inordinate delay of 19 years as aforesaid. In the facts and the circumstances of the case, the petitioner, RAJU MANDAL, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur in connection with Nathnagar P.S. Case No. 241 of 1989. Spd/- (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)