IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.5238 of 2010 RANJEET YADAV, Son of Awadh Yadav, resident of Village-Mathar, P.S. Muffasil, District-Khagaria ---------- Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 03 17-03-2010 Heard Sri N.K.Agrawal, learned senior counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Uma Shankar Prasad Singh, learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner, who is in custody since 10th November,2009 in Muffasil P.S. Case No.271 of 2009, corresponding to Sessions Trial No.230 of 2009, for offences under Sections 399/402 of the Indian Penal Code and 25(1-b),26 and 35 of the Arms Act, has prayed for grant of bail. Learned Senior counsel, while pressing the bail petition, submits that in this case from the possession of the petitioner only 20 live cartridges were recovered and, as such, he has made a prayer for grant of bail. Learned counsel for the State , while opposing the prayer for bail, submits that in the present case from the place of occurrence seven accused persons including this - 2 - petitioner were arrested and from the possession of all the accused huge fire arms were recovered . From the possession of apprehended accused one semi automatic rifle, several live cartridges and several Vindolias containing several live cartridges were recovered and from the possession of the petitioner, 20 live cartridges were recovered. In this case, by the order dated 10.3.2010 passed in Cr.Misc.No.6834 of 2010, prayer for bail of one of the co-accused, namely, Nawal Yadav, has already been refused. In this case, evidence is going on. Since the trial has already commenced, it is not desirable to extend the privilege of bail to this petitioner. Accordingly, prayer for bail is rejected. NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar, J)