IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.41269 of 2009 MANNA BHAT @ MUNNA BHAT Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 10.12.2009 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Nawada (town) P.S. Case No.168 of 2008 (G.R. No. 893/08) for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 201, 379/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Petitioner has been charged with the murder of the husband of the informant while he was returning home. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that in the entire course of investigation except the so called confessional statement there is nothing against this petitioner and the said statement was made before the police. Learned counsel further submits that two other similarly situated accused persons have been granted bail by this Court by order dated 13.4.2009 passed in Cr.Misc. No. 53180 of 2008 (Jahir Bhatt versus State of Bihar) and 2 Cr.Misc. No.1475 of 2009 (Chutiya Bhatt versus State of Bihar). Learned counsel thus submits that the petitioner has been arrested on mere suspicion and has been roped in the present case. He further submits that the case of the petitioner is on the same and similar footing. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, Manna Bhat @ Munna Bhat, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/ (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in connection with Nawada (Town) P.S. Case No. 168/08 (G.R. No. 893/08) subject to the condition that one of the bailors would be the father of the petitioner who would ensure that the petitioner attends the Court below on each and every date fixed and failure on his part to attend the court on two consecutive dates fixed without reasonable explanation to the satisfaction of the Court below would grant liberty to the court below to initiate proceeding for cancellation of his bail bond and for taking him into custody. Bibhash (Jyoti Saran, J. )