IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.37612 of 2010 GIRJA NANDAN PASWAN @ LARAN PASWAN S/O RAM AKBAL PASWAN, R/O VILLAGE-MORE SARAI, P.S. SHEOSAGAR,DISTRICT-ROHTASAT AT SASARAM…………..PETITIONER Versus STATE OF BIHAR………..OPPOSITE PARTY ----------- 03 13.12.2010 Heard Sri Vikramdeo Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri B. N. Pandey, learned Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. The petitioner, who is in custody in Sheosagar P.S. Case No. 142 of 2010 for the offences under Sections 25 (1-b) (a), 26 of the Arms Act and ¾ of the Explosive Substance Act, has prayed for grant of bail. It was submitted by Sri Vikramdeo Singh that petitioner along with other two persons were apprehended by the Police on 24.05.2010 and from possession of the petitioner one 9 M.M. pistol was recovered and from the same place two live bombs were also recovered. It was submitted that other two accused persons, namely, Mithilesh Kumar @ Banti Kumar and Binit Kumar almost on similar accusation, have been extended the privilege of bail. Accordingly, it has been prayed that the petitioner may be enlarged on bail. It was submitted that in the case trial has not commenced till date. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has opposed the prayer for bail. It was submitted that petitioner’s case is not exactly similar to other two accused persons. In the case, it was 2 submitted that 9 M.M. pistol was recovered from possession of the petitioner. In view of the fact that petitioner is in custody since 24.05.2010 and other two accused, namely, Mithilesh Kumar @ Banti Kumar and Binit Kumar have been granted bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 34631 of 2010 and Cr. Misc. No. 32178 of 2010, respectively, there is no reason to deny the prayer for bail to the petitioner. Let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Sheosagar P.S. Case No. 142 of 2010. Shahzad (Rakesh Kumar, J)