IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.26096 of 2009 BIGAN PASWAN @ NIRANJAN JEE @ KAILASH JEE & ANR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 10 15.7.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are accused in a case under sections 302 and other allied sections of the Penal Code and section 27 of the Arms Act as well as section 17 of the C.L.A.Act. It is alleged that exchange of firing took place between the police and the extremists. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that 18 persons are named in the F.I.R. along with 200 unknown persons. The petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and his case is similar to that of co-accused Basudeo Rikiyashan who has been allowed bail by a bench of this court by order dated 16.9.2009 passed in Cr.Misc.No.33467 of 2009. The petitioner no.1 is in custody since 9.11.2007 and petitioner no.2 is in custody since 2.11.2007. In view of the fact that the petitioners Bigan Paswan @ Niranjan Jee @ Kailash Jee @ Kauleshwarjee and Rajendra Jee @ Rajendra Yadav @ Vijay Jee @ Vijay Yadav have remained in custody for much longer period then the co-accused Basudeo Rikiyashan, they are directed to be released on bail in connection with Amas P.S. Case No.103 of 2007 on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sherghati, 2 KHAN Gaya subject to the condition that one of the bailers would be their family members and the other would be local resident. Further, they would report to the concerned police station once in every two months and an affidavit to this effect would be given to the court concerned. (S.P.Singh,J)