IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.5543 of 2009 SHANKAR SINGH son of Late Jagdish Singh, resident of village- Shekhpura, P.S.- Belaganj, District- Gaya. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 25.03.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. R.P.S. Singh, Addl. P.P. appearing for the State. The offence alleged is under sections 147, 148, 149, 332, 353, 336, 337, 427, 224, 225, 511 & 504 of the Indian Penal Code. It is alleged that villagers including the petitioner were obstructing the arrest of a person namely, Pappu Sharma, who was accused in a case under section 302 of the Indian Penal code. It is further alleged that the said Pappu Sharma, who happens to be the nephew of the petitioner, was hiding in the house of the petitioner. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that it was the villagers who were obstructing the arrest of the said Pappu and not this petitioner. However the police arrested the said Pappu Sharma and took him away. In the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya in connection with Belaganj P.S. Case No. 173 of 2008 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)